Sao Tome and Principe vs UNICEF: West and Central Africa: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index
Sao Tome and Principe
0.9452 GPIA
in 2017
UNICEF: West and Central Africa
0.9648 GPIA
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
192nd
UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank
190th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: West and Central Africa currently reports 0.9648 GPIA against 0.9452 GPIA in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0196 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 192nd and UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 190th of 215 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | UNICEF: West and Central Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9756 GPIA | 0.6566 GPIA | 0.3191 GPIA | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0.9518 GPIA | 0.7427 GPIA | 0.2091 GPIA | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.9256 GPIA | 0.7686 GPIA | 0.157 GPIA | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.9827 GPIA | 0.8418 GPIA | 0.1409 GPIA | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.949 GPIA | 0.9268 GPIA | 0.0222 GPIA | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index, Sao Tome and Principe or UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa, at 0.9648 GPIA against 0.9452 GPIA in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index between Sao Tome and Principe and UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- 0.0196 GPIA, with UNICEF: West and Central Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 192nd and UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 190th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, 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