São Tomé and Principe: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

Key figures

Over five years it is down 31.97% from 19.12 in 2010 (7.42% a year on average, compounded). Since 1971 it is down 70.97% from 44.8 in 1971 (2.77% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 33 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to São Tomé and Principe in the 2015 ranking

• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 1st of 6: 23.29
• India — 2nd of 6: 20.1
• Vanuatu — 3rd of 6: 15.51
• St. Kitts and Nevis — 5th of 6: 10.58
• Iceland — 6th of 6: 4.77

What this measures

Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school.

Limitations: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors.

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

All 12 values

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in nearby economies

• Benin — 23.97 (2018)
• Burkina Faso — 17.21 (2018)
• Burundi — 38.19 (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 16.33 (2018)
• Cameroon — 20.26 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 23.29 (2015)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 21.1 (2018)
• Eritrea — 29.35 (2018)
• Ghana — 29.95 (2019)
• Kenya — 28.87 (2016)
• Lesotho — 18.46 (2016)

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 pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?

13.01 in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is down 70.97% from 44.8 in 1971 (2.77% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 44.8 in 1971 and the lowest 13.01 in 2015.

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.PRE.ENRL.TC.ZS, 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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