Sao Tome and Principe vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity
Sao Tome and Principe
0.89 GPIA
in 2019
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
0.97 GPIA
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
58th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
56th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 0.97 GPIA against 0.89 GPIA in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.08 GPIA.
That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 58th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 56th of 88 countries.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.58 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 0.12 GPIA | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 0.73 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 0.09 GPIA | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 0.85 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.07 GPIA | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 0.895 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 0.065 GPIA | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity, Sao Tome and Principe or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 0.97 GPIA against 0.89 GPIA in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity between Sao Tome and Principe and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 0.08 GPIA, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 58th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 56th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release