Sao Tome and Principe vs SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Sao Tome and Principe
10.17 years
in 2017
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
9.2 years
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe rank
29th
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank
31st

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 10.17 years against 9.2 years in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), a difference of 0.97 years.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)'s.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 29th and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 31st 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: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) Difference Ahead
2000s 9.04 years 5.82 years 3.22 years Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 9.83 years 8.18 years 1.64 years 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, both sexes, Sao Tome and Principe or SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 10.17 years against 9.2 years in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Sao Tome and Principe and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
0.97 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 29th and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 31st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release