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School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in São Tomé and Principe was 50.31 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50.31 in 2016 and a minimum value of 1.92 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1971	2.25
1972	1.92
1977	13.66
1978	10.91
1980	12.37
1981	19.01
1982	19.59
1983	19.54
1984	19.46
1985	19.38
1987	20.52
1988	21.90
1990	21.45
1999	22.95
2001	26.21
2002	27.05
2003	24.56
2004	28.16
2005	28.44
2007	38.31
2008	39.23
2009	41.68
2010	36.56
2011	48.90
2012	47.84
2013	44.03
2014	39.01
2015	47.37
2016	50.31

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in São Tomé and Principe was 52.57 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52.57 in 2016 and a minimum value of 2.30 in 1972.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1971	2.45
1972	2.30
1977	12.93
1978	10.91
1983	19.31
1984	20.08
1987	20.73
1988	21.99
1990	21.97
1999	24.23
2001	27.29
2002	28.61
2003	25.87
2004	28.44
2005	28.99
2007	39.58
2008	40.31
2009	43.36
2010	38.21
2011	50.20
2012	48.85
2013	45.91
2014	41.43
2015	49.77
2016	52.57

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in São Tomé and Principe was 48.09 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.09 in 2016 and a minimum value of 1.55 in 1972.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1971	2.05
1972	1.55
1977	14.38
1978	10.91
1983	19.77
1984	18.86
1987	20.30
1988	21.82
1990	20.94
1999	21.69
2001	25.15
2002	25.52
2003	23.27
2004	27.88
2005	27.90
2007	37.07
2008	38.17
2009	40.03
2010	34.95
2011	47.63
2012	46.84
2013	42.19
2014	36.65
2015	45.03
2016	48.09

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in São Tomé and Principe was 106.79 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 155.77 in 1980 and a minimum value of 100.30 in 1999.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1971	110.03
1972	122.11
1973	144.32
1974	114.29
1975	116.04
1976	148.39
1977	126.64
1978	137.51
1980	155.77
1981	154.14
1982	151.69
1983	143.83
1984	133.89
1985	125.75
1987	118.55
1988	121.50
1990	128.11
1991	130.87
1992	135.04
1996	134.14
1998	127.15
1999	100.30
2002	120.65
2003	123.37
2004	124.59
2005	125.63
2007	119.40
2008	120.10
2009	120.07
2010	116.59
2011	116.01
2012	107.58
2013	107.08
2014	103.93
2015	105.27
2016	106.19
2017	106.79

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in São Tomé and Principe was 105.00 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 142.06 in 1983 and a minimum value of 98.29 in 1999.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1971	98.93
1972	121.53
1973	130.75
1977	122.25
1978	131.52
1983	142.06
1984	132.08
1987	115.01
1988	118.61
1990	122.38
1991	125.39
1992	133.44
1996	132.35
1998	114.01
1999	98.29
2002	117.32
2003	120.42
2004	122.20
2005	123.10
2007	118.75
2008	118.64
2009	120.32
2010	116.20
2011	114.27
2012	105.99
2013	105.97
2014	102.04
2015	103.17
2016	103.86
2017	105.00

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in São Tomé and Principe was 108.55 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 157.44 in 1973 and a minimum value of 102.28 in 1999.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1971	120.73
1972	122.68
1973	157.44
1977	130.89
1978	143.30
1983	145.57
1984	135.66
1987	122.03
1988	124.35
1990	133.74
1991	136.24
1992	136.61
1996	135.90
1998	140.11
1999	102.28
2002	123.93
2003	126.28
2004	126.95
2005	128.12
2007	120.04
2008	121.53
2009	119.81
2010	116.98
2011	117.72
2012	109.14
2013	108.16
2014	105.79
2015	107.32
2016	108.47
2017	108.55

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in São Tomé and Principe was 93.08 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.51 in 2003 and a minimum value of 80.06 in 1999.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1983	94.09
1984	94.19
1987	88.18
1988	89.87
1990	92.81
1999	80.06
2002	93.94
2003	96.51
2004	96.43
2005	95.00
2007	89.66
2008	90.26
2009	90.90
2010	90.48
2013	88.51
2014	88.41
2015	87.95
2017	93.08

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in São Tomé and Principe was 93.00 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.25 in 2004 and a minimum value of 79.15 in 1999.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1983	93.52
1984	93.56
1988	89.34
1990	89.60
1999	79.15
2002	91.54
2003	95.08
2004	95.25
2005	93.71
2007	90.38
2008	90.63
2009	92.63
2010	91.56
2013	88.95
2014	88.32
2015	86.93
2017	93.00

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in São Tomé and Principe was 93.15 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.91 in 2003 and a minimum value of 80.96 in 1999.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1983	94.64
1984	94.80
1988	90.40
1990	95.97
1999	80.96
2002	96.30
2003	97.91
2004	97.60
2005	96.27
2007	88.95
2008	89.89
2009	89.20
2010	89.42
2013	88.07
2014	88.50
2015	88.94
2017	93.15

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in São Tomé and Principe was 1.38 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 1.38 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1981.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1981	0.00
1982	0.00
1983	0.00
1984	0.00
1985	0.00
1987	0.00
1988	0.00
1990	0.00
1991	0.00
1992	0.00
1996	0.00
1998	0.00
1999	0.00
2000	0.00
2001	0.00
2002	0.00
2003	0.00
2004	0.00
2005	0.00
2006	0.00
2007	0.00
2008	0.00
2009	0.25
2010	0.39
2011	0.45
2012	0.51
2013	0.51
2014	0.54
2015	0.64
2016	0.76
2017	1.38

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in São Tomé and Principe was 89.34 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.34 in 2017 and a minimum value of 13.34 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1971	13.34
1972	15.05
1976	28.91
1977	27.13
1981	23.70
1982	30.05
1983	38.32
1984	39.53
1987	29.28
1988	34.62
2003	35.75
2004	39.26
2005	42.82
2007	47.81
2008	45.09
2009	50.82
2010	51.77
2011	50.46
2012	58.08
2013	64.53
2014	75.04
2015	82.50
2016	83.19
2017	89.34

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in São Tomé and Principe was 95.86 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.86 in 2017 and a minimum value of 11.27 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1971	11.27
1972	13.70
1977	25.06
1988	33.26
2003	38.53
2004	39.91
2005	44.09
2007	49.36
2008	46.50
2009	53.59
2010	52.31
2011	53.91
2012	61.73
2013	67.86
2014	78.68
2015	86.90
2016	88.67
2017	95.86

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in São Tomé and Principe was 82.94 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 82.94 in 2017 and a minimum value of 15.34 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1971	15.34
1972	16.39
1977	29.21
1988	35.93
2003	33.02
2004	38.61
2005	41.57
2007	46.28
2008	43.70
2009	48.09
2010	51.23
2011	47.08
2012	54.51
2013	61.26
2014	71.47
2015	78.18
2016	77.82
2017	82.94

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in São Tomé and Principe was 65.23 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 65.23 in 2015 and a minimum value of 25.35 in 2004.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1988	30.43
2003	26.07
2004	25.35
2005	30.80
2007	32.14
2008	31.40
2009	32.57
2010	34.93
2011	46.62
2013	53.83
2014	62.87
2015	65.23

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in São Tomé and Principe was 68.84 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 68.84 in 2015 and a minimum value of 26.07 in 2004.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1988	29.80
2003	29.28
2004	26.07
2005	32.22
2007	34.06
2008	33.06
2009	35.06
2010	36.15
2011	50.03
2013	57.40
2014	64.31
2015	68.84

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in São Tomé and Principe was 61.70 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 61.70 in 2015 and a minimum value of 22.92 in 2003.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1988	31.03
2003	22.92
2004	24.64
2005	29.40
2007	30.24
2008	29.76
2009	30.11
2010	33.74
2011	43.28
2013	50.34
2014	61.45
2015	61.70

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in São Tomé and Principe was 4.72 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 4.72 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1998.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1998	0.00
2000	0.00
2001	0.00
2003	0.00
2004	0.00
2005	0.00
2006	0.00
2007	0.00
2008	0.00
2009	1.75
2010	0.00
2011	2.64
2012	2.61
2013	3.82
2015	1.15
2016	1.31
2017	4.72

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in São Tomé and Principe was 18.10 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 7 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.10 in 2016 and a minimum value of 3.85 in 2011.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
2009	3.96
2010	4.33
2011	3.85
2012	8.25
2014	9.72
2015	13.38
2016	18.10

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in São Tomé and Principe was 19.34 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 7 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19.34 in 2016 and a minimum value of 3.80 in 2009.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
2009	3.80
2010	4.27
2011	4.29
2012	7.63
2014	9.05
2015	13.65
2016	19.34

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in São Tomé and Principe was 16.89 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 7 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.89 in 2016 and a minimum value of 3.42 in 2011.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
2009	4.11
2010	4.39
2011	3.42
2012	8.85
2014	10.38
2015	13.12
2016	16.89

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation