Education in Sao Tome and Principe 1,129 indicators covering education for Sao Tome and Principe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Compulsory education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 177th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 97.2% 2016 up 14.1% 73rd Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 38 2017 down 96.3% 141st Progression to secondary school 97.0% 2016 up 27.9% 87th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 4.1% 2015 — 12th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 1.7% 2016 down 92.1% 83rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 111.1% 2017 up 58.3% 24th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 100.1% 2017 up 62.1% 79th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.11 GPI 2017 down 2.3% 13th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 94.0% 2017 up 4.8% 109th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 35,220 2025 up 6.8% 168th Population of compulsory school age, female 17,540 2025 up 6.4% 167th Population of compulsory school age, male 17,680 2025 up 7.2% 168th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 16,434 2017 up 118.7% 165th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 2.8% 2015 down 90.5% 16th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 4.4% 2015 up 1,848.1% 92nd Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 8,565 2017 up 116.0% 164th Duration of compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 177th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 4.2% 2015 up 5,125.1% 88th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 4.6% 2015 up 1,142.9% 97th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 637 2017 down 20.7% 93rd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 43 2017 down 93.2% 127th Trained teachers in primary education, female 31.8% 2017 down 35.7% 122nd Trained teachers in primary education, male 22.1% 2017 down 52.8% 124th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 1,120 2017 up 16.1% 90th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 47 2017 down 93.9% 131st Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 7,869 2017 up 125.5% 164th Education spending 5.03 2023 down 24.8% 64th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 70.5% 2017 up 252.9% 112th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 408 2017 up 18.6% 99th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 624 2017 up 37.4% 98th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 141st Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 3.6% 2025 down 65.4% 122nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 2.0% 2025 down 76.7% 142nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 5.2% 2025 down 57.4% 110th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 9.6% 2025 down 63.9% 134th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 7.5% 2025 down 69.1% 142nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 11.7% 2025 down 59.5% 128th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 3.3% 2025 down 41.1% 110th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 2.4% 2025 down 52.9% 115th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 4.2% 2025 down 30.0% 104th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.641 modelled data 2025 down 23.8% 166th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 9,441 2017 up 537.0% 165th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.9195 GPIA 2015 up 320.4% 37th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.0% 2023 down 24.8% 64th Primary education, pupils 48.7% 2017 down 1.3% 90th Inequality in education 0.187 2023 down 6.5% 71st Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 16.2% 2016 down 11.1% 16th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 78.2% 2017 up 348.4% 105th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 63.0% 2017 up 180.1% 119th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.24 GPI 2017 up 60.0% 13th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 5,184 2017 up 707.5% 164th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.3846 modelled data 2025 down 45.4% 182nd Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 — 99th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 6 2025 unchanged 173rd End of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 144th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 139th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 4,257 2017 up 532.5% 164th Start month of the academic school year 10 tertiary education 2022 up 11.1% 9th ← Previous Page 8 of 19 Next →