Sao Tome and Principe vs WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Sao Tome and Principe
1.26 years
in 2017
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
0.95 years
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
144th
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank
142nd

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.26 years against 0.95 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, a difference of 0.31 years.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 144th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 142nd of 213 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 4 and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3054 years 0.4831 years 0.1776 years WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
1980s 0.8206 years 0.5106 years 0.31 years Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.9146 years 0.5614 years 0.3532 years Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 1.15 years 0.6025 years 0.547 years Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 1.38 years 0.7534 years 0.6288 years Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Sao Tome and Principe or WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.26 years against 0.95 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Sao Tome and Principe and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
0.31 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 144th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 142nd of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release