Education in Sao Tome and Principe 1,129 indicators covering education for Sao Tome and Principe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.632 years 2015 up 210.2% 154th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 6.0% 2017 down 41.4% 64th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 12.43 years 2015 up 20.2% 122nd Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 85.1% 2017 up 20.9% 142nd Persistence to grade 5, total 95.5% 2016 up 20.6% 63rd Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 92.7% 2016 up 23.5% 92nd Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 51 2024 up 15.9% 160th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 29 2024 up 3.6% 164th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 10 2024 down 23.1% 163rd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 7 2024 down 53.3% 166th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 90.8% 2017 down 9.9% 162nd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 92.3% 2017 down 8.8% 158th Children not in school 45.18 2015 up 3.3% 31st School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 1.3 years 2017 up 10.4% 136th School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 1.23 years 2017 up 9.6% 141st School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 GPIA 2017 up 0.6% 31st Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 94.3% 2015 up 0.7% 134th Teachers in pre-primary education, male 38 2015 up 216.7% 121st Teachers in pre-primary education, female 624 2015 up 287.6% 156th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2015 up 5.0% 108th Population by level of education 29,100 people 2100 up 13.2% 197th Number of adults with no formal education by region 2,800 people 2100 down 12.5% 148th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.8% 2100 down 11.6% 59th Projections of the number of children per woman by education scenario 0.961 2100 down 5.0% 86th Repeaters, primary, male 14.4% 2017 down 47.3% 23rd Repeaters, primary, female 9.9% 2017 down 59.4% 28th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.42 years 2015 up 18.8% 122nd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.9992 GPIA 2015 down 2.3% 137th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.43 years 2015 up 21.7% 115th Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 94.3% 2015 up 0.7% 126th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 87.2% 2017 up 20.6% 137th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 83.1% 2017 up 21.1% 140th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 1.05 GPIA 2017 down 0.4% 34th Teachers in pre-primary education, female 624 number 2015 up 287.6% 147th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 63.2% 2019 up 27.4% 47th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 85.8% 2019 up 16.0% 37th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.5 GPIA 2019 up 22.0% 61st School enrollment, secondary, private 4.7% 2017 — 141st Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.17 GPIA 2008 up 3.2% 6th School enrollment, primary 93.1% 2017 up 3.8% 102nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 0.9931 GPIA 2017 down 2.4% 189th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 62.0% 2008 up 17.4% 136th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 74.8% 2008 up 22.5% 126th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 6.0% 2017 down 37.0% 70th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 6.0% 2017 down 45.2% 68th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 86.0% 2019 down 5.3% 55th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 74.9% 2017 up 142.9% 131st Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 80.4% 2019 down 6.5% 55th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 92.3% 2019 down 3.6% 50th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.87 GPIA 2019 down 3.3% 58th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 43.3% 2019 up 42.6% 53rd Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 87.4% 2019 down 3.0% 54th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 82.8% 2019 down 3.1% 53rd Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 92.5% 2019 down 2.6% 48th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 95.5% 2019 down 1.3% 57th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.89 GPIA 2019 down 1.1% 58th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 95.8% 2019 down 1.3% 56th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 0.99 GPIA 2019 unchanged 64th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 76.9% 2015 up 18.4% 96th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 0 2023 — 153rd ← Previous Page 6 of 19 Next →