Sao Tome and Principe Literacy Rate 1981-2025

Sao Tome and Principe literacy rate for 2022 was 93.75%, a 3.61% increase from 2012.
  • Sao Tome and Principe literacy rate for 2012 was 90.14%, a 20.61% increase from 2008.
  • Sao Tome and Principe literacy rate for 2008 was 69.54%, a 15.37% decline from 2001.
  • Sao Tome and Principe literacy rate for 2001 was 84.91%, a 11.67% increase from 1991.
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.