Education in Sao Tome and Principe 1,129 indicators covering education for Sao Tome and Principe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 800 2023 up 162.3% 171st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2023 down 100.0% 159th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 70 2023 up 70.7% 100th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 46 2023 up 4,500.0% 152nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 54 2023 up 31.7% 64th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 0 2023 — 153rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 2023 — 125th Trained teachers in primary education 27.4% 2017 down 43.0% 131st Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 up 50.0% 52nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.6% 2023 up 37.1% 20th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 1.4% 2017 — 189th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 153rd Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 95.1% 2019 down 1.3% 65th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.5% 2023 up 6.7% 14th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 45th Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1 GPI 2017 down 1.6% 96th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 50 2023 down 39.0% 72nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 50 2023 down 39.0% 63rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4% 2023 up 5,817.9% 55th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 7.1% 2023 up 112.1% 50th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 5.0% 2023 up 238.2% 25th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 159th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4% 2023 down 50.9% 19th Female teachers 54.9 2017 down 0.8% 167th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4% 2023 down 50.9% 29th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.11 GPIA 2017 up 679.9% 19th Share of students studying abroad 27.47 2015 down 74.1% 24th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 62 2017 down 96.7% 143rd End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Start month of the academic school year 10 2025 unchanged 1st End month of the academic school year 7 2025 unchanged 62nd Enrolment in primary education, female 18,093 number 2017 up 16.9% 170th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 80.1% 2017 up 155.6% 129th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 69.6% 2017 up 129.2% 132nd Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1.13 GPIA 2017 up 9.7% 26th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 1.0% 2016 down 96.0% 110th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 1,757 2017 down 0.6% 92nd Over-age students, primary 12.8% 2017 down 48.4% 51st Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 90 2017 down 93.6% 134th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 1,032 2017 up 29.3% 99th Secondary education, teachers 32.6% 2016 up 158.6% 168th School enrollment, primary, female 93.0% 2017 up 2.9% 82nd School enrollment, primary, male 93.2% 2017 up 4.7% 82nd Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 unchanged 24th Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 6 2025 unchanged 176th Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2025 — 60th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 7.3% 2016 — 168th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 1.21 GPI 2008 up 4.3% 5th Over-age students, primary, male 14.2% 2017 down 45.1% 49th Over-age students, primary, female 11.4% 2017 down 52.2% 50th Secondary net enrollment gpi 1.02 2015 up 3.2% 42nd Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2021 — 119th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 22.4% 2016 down 6.9% 5th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 77.6% 2015 up 20.6% 100th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2015 up 3.7% 111th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 76.2% 2015 up 16.3% 97th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 752 2017 down 23.0% 99th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 105.5% 2017 up 60.1% 46th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 24 2017 down 97.2% 140th ← Previous Page 7 of 19 Next →