Egypt vs Sao Tome and Principe: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education

Egypt
96.5%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
96.3%
in 2017
Egypt rank
71st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
74th

Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time

  • Egypt
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 96.5% against 96.3% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 71st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 74th of 190 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 81.0% 79.9% 1.1% Egypt
2000s 85.0% 95.9% 10.9% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 87.2% 93.3% 6.1% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Egypt or Sao Tome and Principe?
Egypt, at 96.5% against 96.3% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe?
6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
Egypt ranks 71st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 74th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
190 places, 7,246 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed

Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.