Mexico vs Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Mexico
1.04 GPI
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
1.05 GPI
in 2017
Mexico rank
22nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
19th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Mexico
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.05 GPI against 1.04 GPI in Mexico, a difference of 0.01 GPI.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 22nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 19th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8854 GPI 0.8927 GPI 0.0072 GPI Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.9624 GPI 0.9363 GPI 0.0261 GPI Mexico
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9948 GPI 0.0192 GPI Mexico
2010s 1.03 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.0061 GPI Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Mexico or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.05 GPI against 1.04 GPI in Mexico as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Mexico and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.01 GPI, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sao Tome and Principe?
18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Mexico and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Mexico ranks 22nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 19th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). 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, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.