| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Adjusted Savings: Education Expenditure: % of GNI (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.48
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Adjusted Savings: Carbon Dioxide Damage (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.87
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Adjusted Savings: Carbon Dioxide Damage: % of GNI (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.13
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Adjusted Savings: Net Forest Depletion (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Adjusted Savings: Net Forest Depletion: % of GNI (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Adjusted Savings: Consumption of Fixed Capital (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 192.16
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Adjusted Savings: Consumption of Fixed Capital: % of G... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 55.90
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Adjusted Savings: Mineral Depletion (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Adjusted Savings: Mineral Depletion: % of GNI (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Adjusted Savings: Energy Depletion (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Adjusted Savings: Energy Depletion: % of GNI (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Adjusted Savings: Particulate Emission Damage (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.90
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Adjusted Savings: Particulate Emission Damage: % of GN... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.14
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Inflation:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductDeflator (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.72
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: GDP: Deflator (2008=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 209.26
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: GDP: USD (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 390.87
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: GDP (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,534,909.99
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: GDP: Growth (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.87
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: GDP: Real (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,078,694.90
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: GDP: PPP (Intl $ mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 684.79
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: GDP: USD: per Capita (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,912.97
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: GDP: Growth:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.63
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: GDP: Real: per Capita (STD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19,961,605.16
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: GDP: PPP:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita (Intl $)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,351.44
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: GDP: USD: Gross National Income: Atlas Method (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 361.55
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: GDP: USD: Gross National Income (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 393.10
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: GDP: Gross National Income (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,583,525.48
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: GNI: PPP (Intl $ mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 688.69
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: GDP: USD: Gross National Income per Capita: Atlas Meth... (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,770.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: GNI: PPP: GNI per Capita (Intl $)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,370.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: DEC Alternative Conversion Factor: per USD (STD/USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21,835.59
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Official Exchange Rate: Average: per USD (STD/USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18,449.95
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: PPP Conversion Factor: GDP (STD/Intl $)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12,463.56
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: PPP Conversion Factor: to Market Exchange Rate: Price ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.57
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: PPP Conversion Factor: Private Consumption (STD/Intl $)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13,568.25
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1996 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 96.35
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 1... (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.99
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Literacy Rate: Youth Male: % of Males Aged 15-24 (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 97.12
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Literacy Rate: Youth: % of People Age 15-24 (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 96.74
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 85.44
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Literacy Rate: Adult Male: % of Males Aged 15 and Abov... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 94.96
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Literacy Rate: Adult: % of People Aged 15 and Above (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 90.14
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary School Enrollment: ... (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.96
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary and Secondary Schoo... (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.03
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Secondary School Enrollment... (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.15
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment:... (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.03
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: School Enrollment: Preprimary: % Gross (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 51.45
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Female: % Gross (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 53.61
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Male: % Gross (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 49.31
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Primary School Starting Age (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Primary Completion Rate: Female: % of Relevant Age Gro... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 89.45
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Primary Completion Rate: Male: % of Relevant Age Group (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 84.03
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Primary Completion Rate: Total: % of Relevant Age Grou... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 86.72
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Primary Education: Duration (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Primary Education: Pupils (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 37,172.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Primary Education: Pupils: % Female (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.67
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Primary (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 31.16
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: School Enrollment: Primary: % Gross (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 110.23
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: School Enrollment: Primary: Female: % Gross (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 108.07
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: School Enrollment: Primary: Male: % Gross (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 112.37
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 94.74
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 93.77
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 94.25
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: School Enrollment: Primary: % Net (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 96.08
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1983 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: School Enrollment: Primary: Female: % Net (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 95.72
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1983 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: School Enrollment: Primary: Male: % Net (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 96.43
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1983 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: Female: % of Official Scho... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 86.95
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: Male: % of Official School... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 84.87
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: % of Official School-Age P... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 85.90
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: School Enrollment: Primary: Private: % of Total Primar... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.38
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Persistence to Grade 5: Female: % of Cohort (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 88.52
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Persistence to Grade 5: Male: % of Cohort (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 88.42
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Persistence to Grade 5: % of Cohort (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 95.52
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1998 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: Female: % of Coh... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 74.78
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1983 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: Male: % of Cohor... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 62.04
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1983 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: % of Cohort (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 92.69
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Repeaters: Primary: Female: % of Female Enrollment (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.94
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Repeaters: Primary: Male: % of Male Enrollment (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.44
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Repeaters: Primary: % of Total Enrollment (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.25
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Trained Teachers in Primary Education: Female: % of Fe... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 31.76
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Trained Teachers in Primary Education: Male: % of Male... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.12
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Trained Teachers in Primary Education: % of Total Teac... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 27.41
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Primary Education: Teachers (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,193.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Primary Education: Teachers: % Female (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 54.90
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: % of Primary Sc... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 97.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1983 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: Female: % of Pr... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 96.73
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1983 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: Male: % of Prim... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 97.26
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1983 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Children Out of School: Primary (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,013.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1983 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Children Out of School: Primary: Female (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 548.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1983 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Children Out of School: Primary: Male (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 465.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1983 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Lower Secondary School Starting Age (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Secondary Education: Duration (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Secondary Education: Pupils (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 25,875.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Secondary Education: Pupils: % Female (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 53.14
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Secondary Education: General Pupils (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 24,422.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Secondary Education: General Pupils: % Female (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 52.96
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Secondary (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 24.82
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Secondary Education: Vocational Pupils (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,453.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Secondary Education: Vocational Pupils: % Female (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 56.02
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: School Enrollment: Secondary: % Gross (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 89.71
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2017
                                         |