Primary school completion rate in São Tomé and Príncipe
The primary completion rate in São Tomé and Príncipe was 85.1% in 2017.
The latest value for São Tomé and Príncipe is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2023.
São Tomé and Príncipe, 2017
85.1%
Change from 2016
+5.5percentage points
World, 2017
88.2%
Primary school completion rate in São Tomé and Príncipe over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | São Tomé and Príncipe | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 88.0% |
| 2023 | – | 87.3% |
| 2022 | – | 91.1% |
| 2021 | – | 88.7% |
| 2020 | – | 88.0% |
| 2019 | – | 87.9% |
| 2018 | – | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | – | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | – | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 108.8% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 82.5% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 82.3% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 73.6% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | – | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 71.7% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 68.4% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | – | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +5.5 percentage points from 79.6% in 2016.
- Since 2004, when it was 68.4%, the figure has changed by +16.8 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2017 was 88.2%.
More for São Tomé and Príncipe
All statistics for São Tomé and Príncipe
Primary school enrolment (gross)
110.4%
2017 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
90.4%
2017 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
50.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
87.1%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
60.0%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
8.4%
2014 · UNESCO UIS