Education in Sao Tome and Principe 1,154 indicators covering education for Sao Tome and Principe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 98.6% 2017 down 1.4% 20th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 10.5% 2010 down 40.6% 25th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 12.3% 2010 down 34.1% 28th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 7 2018 up 40.0% 190th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.9919 GPIA 2017 down 8.6% 165th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 8.7% 2015 down 42.8% 74th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 7 2018 up 40.0% 178th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 1,246 2015 up 5.6% 140th Literacy rate, adult total 87.4% 2019 down 3.0% 54th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 74 2023 up 4.2% 68th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 2,314 2015 down 66.0% 147th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 12.0% 2016 down 72.5% 19th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 17.7% 2016 down 52.5% 20th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 18.5% 2015 down 70.0% 98th Literacy rate, adult male 92.5% 2019 down 2.6% 48th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) 27.5% 2015 down 74.1% 25th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both 13.3% 2015 down 54.0% 20th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 54.8% 2015 down 2.6% 144th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 0.2% 2015 up 35.6% 96th Proportion of total government spending on essential services 18.1% 2024 up 46.8% 26th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 down 18.3% 16th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 53.7% 2015 down 0.6% 138th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 1.04 GPIA 2015 down 3.5% 28th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 13.6% 2016 down 50.9% 20th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 1,792 number 2017 down 52.7% 108th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 96.9% 2017 down 3.1% 34th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 18.1% 2015 down 70.5% 90th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 18.9% 2015 down 69.4% 99th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 1,134 2015 down 66.0% 146th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 55.9% 2015 down 4.5% 137th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 1,180 2015 down 65.9% 149th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both 40.8% 2016 down 21.5% 2nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2018 up 22.2% 128th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2023 — 148th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 3.1% 2017 — 154th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2018 up 22.2% 85th Adolescents out of school 8.7% 2015 down 42.8% 72nd Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP 0.1% 2023 down 88.3% 118th Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education 113.68 headcount basis 2017 up 108.9% 3rd Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 13.6% 2016 down 50.9% 19th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 27.4% 2017 down 43.0% 136th Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP 0.6% 2023 down 68.4% 144th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 92.4% 2017 down 7.6% 48th Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 4,268 2015 up 157.6% 137th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 91.3% 2015 up 7.7% 108th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 7.6% 2015 down 51.2% 76th Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 9.0% 2015 up 74.4% 57th Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 14.8% 2017 down 65.2% 34th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 548 2015 down 7.3% 133rd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 9.8% 2015 down 33.9% 70th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 698 2015 up 18.5% 134th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 95.3% 2017 down 4.7% 35th Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 43.0% 2017 down 34.4% 18th Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 379 2017 down 44.3% 80th Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male 472 2017 down 26.7% 84th Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes 81.5% 2015 up 111.8% 84th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, both sexes (UIS estimate) 7.7% 2015 down 85.9% 3rd Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, both 7.7% 2015 down 85.9% 5th Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.6882 GPIA 2017 down 22.9% 134th Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 12.0% 2017 down 70.0% 36th ← Previous Page 13 of 20 Next →