Education in Sao Tome and Principe

1,132 indicators covering education for Sao Tome and Principe.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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
End month of the academic school year 7 tertiary education 2022 up 16.7% 77th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 799 2017 down 21.2% 112th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.5714 modelled data 2025 down 32.8% 171st
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.8% 2016 down 96.5% 113th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 1.2% 2016 down 95.5% 109th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.4% 2015 up 42.5% 85th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 108.1% 2017 up 68.9% 31st
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 8.7% 2015 down 91.7% 5th
Persistence to grade 5, female 88.5% 2010 up 35.4% 91st
Persistence to grade 5, male 88.4% 2010 up 49.1% 87th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 109.7% 2017 up 5.3% 23rd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 111.5% 2017 up 62.1% 27th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 104.6% 2017 up 76.2% 50th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 GPIA 2017 down 6.6% 34th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 13.2% 2015 down 76.0% 32nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 8.7% 2015 down 91.7% 12th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 29.6% 2015 down 85.4% 39th
School enrollment, secondary 65.2% 2015 up 111.8% 106th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 10.17 years 2017 up 6.8% 29th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 108.8% 2017 up 3.2% 27th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9841 GPIA 2017 down 3.9% 142nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 110.5% 2017 up 7.4% 23rd
Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 301 2017 down 37.4% 95th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 451 2017 down 8.9% 96th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 18,162 2025 up 7.3% 168th
School age population, early childhood education, female 8,974 2025 up 7.0% 168th
School age population, early childhood education, male 9,188 2025 up 7.6% 168th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 70.4% 2017 up 261.9% 131st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,419 2017 up 195.0% 101st
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 4,288 2017 up 71.9% 105th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 10.25 years 2017 up 9.1% 29th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 10.09 years 2017 up 4.5% 38th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9837 GPIA 2017 down 4.1% 145th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 12.6% 2016 down 49.9% 20th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.6% 2017 up 405.2% 119th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 15.4% 2017 up 128.1% 97th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 76.6% 2017 up 346.3% 123rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.16 GPI 2017 up 46.9% 26th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 64.2% 2017 up 195.9% 132nd
Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 76.9% 2015 up 19.8% 118th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 2,070 2017 up 183.6% 78th
Progression to secondary school, male 93.9% 2016 up 34.0% 103rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 84.6% 2017 down 9.3% 92nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 2,336 number 2015 up 231.8% 176th
School enrollment, secondary, female 68.8% 2015 up 113.7% 102nd
School enrollment, secondary, male 61.7% 2015 up 109.8% 106th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 15.4% 2017 up 128.1% 101st
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 97.1% 2017 up 5.4% 89th
Government expenditure on education, US$ 21.58 millions 2018 up 106.7% 177th
Progression to secondary school, female 100.0% 2016 up 22.9% 1st
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.6% 2018 up 1.3% 22nd