São Tomé and Príncipe's adult literacy rose from 57.3 % in 1981 to 87.4 % in 2019.
São Tomé and Príncipe's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 128.5 % in 1978 to 110.4 % in 2017.
São Tomé and Príncipe · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 13 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
42nd of 62 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
São Tomé and Príncipe's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 82.4 % in 1981 to 95.5 % in 2019.
São Tomé and Príncipe's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 13.0 % in 1971 to 90.4 % in 2017.
São Tomé and Príncipe's tertiary enrolment rose from 3.9 % in 2009 to 12.8 % in 2015.
São Tomé and Príncipe's children out of school, primary rose from 693 in 1983 to 969 in 2017.
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- Primary completion rateup +5.5 pts105th of 134*
- Tertiary attainmentup +1.6 pts103rd of 119*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)13th of 13*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs118th of 195
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- Education spendingdown −0.2 pts28th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.3 pts22nd of 99
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −3.1 %111th of 135
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