São Tomé and Principe: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children)

Key figures

Since 1983 it is down 0.12 percentage points from 94.09% in 1983. The World Bank has no value for 17 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.69 percentage points in 1988 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.51 percentage points in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2017, São Tomé and Principe had the 44th highest value of the 60 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to São Tomé and Principe in the 2017 ranking

• Philippines — 41st of 60: 95.03%
• Türkiye — 42nd of 60: 94.88%
• Chile — 43rd of 60: 94.78%
• Estonia — 45th of 60: 93.93%
• Cameroon — 46th of 60: 92.87%
• South Africa — 47th of 60: 92.45%

What this measures

Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.

Limitations: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 18 values

Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children) in nearby economies

• Benin — 97.21% (2018)
• Burkina Faso — 79.34% (2018)
• Burundi — 93.42% (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 93.53% (2018)
• Cameroon — 92.87% (2017)
• Chad — 73.47% (2016)
• Comoros — 81.74% (2018)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 93.69% (2018)
• Equatorial Guinea

More education data for São Tomé and Principe

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 37,172 (2017)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 110.38% (2017)
• School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) — 1.38% (2017)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.97 (2017)
• Primary education, pupils (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is São Tomé and Principe's adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children)?

93.97% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1983?

It is down 0.12 percentage points from 94.09% in 1983. The highest value was 98.12% in 2005 and the lowest 80.06% in 1999.

How does São Tomé and Principe rank?

44th highest of 60 economies with data for 2017.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TENR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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