Arab World vs Sao Tome and Principe: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Arab World
83.2%
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe
111.1%
in 2017
Arab World rank
29th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
24th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Arab World
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 111.1% against 83.2% in Arab World, a difference of 27.9%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Arab World ahead.

Arab World ranks 29th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 24th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 75.3% 67.6% 7.7% Arab World
2010s 80.4% 100.2% 19.8% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Arab World or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 111.1% against 83.2% in Arab World as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Arab World and Sao Tome and Principe?
27.9%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Sao Tome and Principe?
14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
How do Arab World and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Arab World ranks 29th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 24th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.