MDG: South-eastern Asia vs Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female

MDG: South-eastern Asia
11.11 years
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
12.19 years
in 2017
MDG: South-eastern Asia rank
78th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
78th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time

  • MDG: South-eastern Asia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 12.19 years against 11.11 years in MDG: South-eastern Asia, a difference of 1.08 years.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times MDG: South-eastern Asia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was MDG: South-eastern Asia ahead.

MDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 78th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 78th of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, MDG: South-eastern Asia averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: South-eastern Asia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 7 years 5.53 years 1.47 years MDG: South-eastern Asia
1980s 8.89 years 7.64 years 1.24 years MDG: South-eastern Asia
2000s 9.97 years 9.75 years 0.2188 years MDG: South-eastern Asia
2010s 10.69 years 10.98 years 0.2914 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, female, MDG: South-eastern Asia or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 12.19 years against 11.11 years in MDG: South-eastern Asia as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between MDG: South-eastern Asia and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.08 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: South-eastern Asia and Sao Tome and Principe?
18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do MDG: South-eastern Asia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
MDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 78th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 78th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,518 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release