Sao Tome and Principe vs SDG: Small Island Developing States: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Sao Tome and Principe
12.08 years
in 2017
SDG: Small Island Developing States
11.12 years
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
83rd
SDG: Small Island Developing States rank
86th

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • SDG: Small Island Developing States
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 12.08 years against 11.12 years in SDG: Small Island Developing States, a difference of 0.96 years.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Small Island Developing States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was SDG: Small Island Developing States ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 83rd and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 86th of 213 countries.

SDG: Small Island Developing States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe SDG: Small Island Developing States Difference Ahead
1970s 6 years 8.87 years 2.86 years SDG: Small Island Developing States
1980s 7.96 years 9.27 years 1.31 years SDG: Small Island Developing States
2000s 9.71 years 9.96 years 0.2571 years SDG: Small Island Developing States
2010s 10.99 years 11.08 years 0.0937 years SDG: Small Island Developing States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Sao Tome and Principe or SDG: Small Island Developing States?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 12.08 years against 11.12 years in SDG: Small Island Developing States as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Sao Tome and Principe and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
0.96 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and SDG: Small Island Developing States rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 83rd and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 86th of 213 countries.
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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About this data

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