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Education · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income

São Tomé and Príncipe: education in numbers

Pre-primary enrolment is 50.3% (2016). Primary enrolment is 110.4% (2017). Primary completion is 85.1% (2017).

Pre-primary enrolment50.3%2016Primary enrolment110.4%2017Primary completion85.1%2017Secondary enrolment90.4%2017
Pre-primary enrolment
São Tomé and PríncipeSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%199520002005201020152020São Tomé and Príncipe50.3%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
São Tomé and PríncipeSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%50%100%150%199520002005201020152020São Tomé and Príncipe110.4%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Education: São Tomé and Príncipe in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross50.3%2016——26.2%200136.6%·+21.9 ppsince 200528.1%58.5%60.9%
Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross110.4%2017——100.2%1999119.3%·−12.2 ppsince 200797.1%105.4%102.2%
Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group85.1%2017——44.5%199982.5%·+14.7 ppsince 200768.9%88.0%88.0%
Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross90.4%2017——·50.3%·+44.0 ppsince 200745.9%68.0%77.3%
Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group74.9%2017——·29.1%·+44.1 ppsince 200744.4%73.7%77.9%
Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross12.8%2015147/17214/34·4.2%·—9.3%27.4%43.6%
Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age2.9%2017——20.1%19997.2%·−5.0 ppsince 2007—8.3%—
Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+87.4%201992/14110/4184.9%200190.1%201287.4%2019+2.5 ppsince 200168.7%78.3%87.7%
Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–2495.5%201990/1487/4295.4%200196.7%201295.5%2019+0.1 ppsince 200179.0%91.9%93.1%
Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary31.2201734/17327/4036.0199929.82011·+1.2%since 200537.428.923.4
Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP5.0%202362/18410/432.7%200210.0%5.0%−1.7 ppsince 20133.3%3.4%3.6%
Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure18.1%202430/17911/426.6%200219.3%16.1%+5.8 ppsince 201415.4%13.6%14.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

São Tomé and Príncipe and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with São Tomé and Príncipe. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorSão Tomé and PríncipeNigeriaGabonEquatorial Guinea
Pre-primary enrolment50.3%201623.5%201843.0%201943.4%2015
Primary enrolment110.4%201789.6%2023100.2%201947.5%2015
Primary completion85.1%201770.2%2010—32.6%2015
Secondary enrolment90.4%201746.9%202370.3%201917.8%2005
Lower secondary completion74.9%201744.2%2010—18.9%2015
Tertiary enrolment12.8%20159.7%2011——
Out-of-school children2.9%201724.3%202328.8%201965.6%2015
Adult literacy87.4%201970.4%202488.9%2021—
Youth literacy95.5%201981.4%202494.0%2021—
Nigeria: educationGabon: educationEquatorial Guinea: education
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