ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) vs Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
11.2 years
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
12.08 years
in 2017
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank
81st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
83rd

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

  • ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 12.08 years against 11.2 years in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), a difference of 0.88 years.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ahead.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 81st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 83rd of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 6.42 years 6 years 0.4147 years ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
1980s 8.03 years 7.96 years 0.0678 years ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
2000s 9.71 years 9.71 years 0.0013 years Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 10.39 years 10.99 years 0.6004 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 secondary, both sexes, ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 12.08 years against 11.2 years in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.88 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Sao Tome and Principe?
24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 81st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 83rd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release