Sao Tome and Principe vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender
Sao Tome and Principe
0.9837 GPIA
in 2017
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
0.973 GPIA
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
145th
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
148th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.9837 GPIA against 0.973 GPIA in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0107 GPIA.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 145th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 148th of 200 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.8638 GPIA | 0.1417 GPIA | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.9264 GPIA | 0.0635 GPIA | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, Sao Tome and Principe or SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.9837 GPIA against 0.973 GPIA in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between Sao Tome and Principe and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 0.0107 GPIA, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 145th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 148th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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