Sao Tome and Principe vs South Asia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- South Asia
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.05 GPI against 0.9928 GPI in South Asia, a difference of 0.0572 GPI.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 19th and South Asia ranks 22nd of 193 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8927 GPI | 0.5562 GPI | 0.3364 GPI | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0.9363 GPI | 0.662 GPI | 0.2743 GPI | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.9948 GPI | 0.9243 GPI | 0.0705 GPI | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 0.0087 GPI | 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, gender parity index, Sao Tome and Principe or South Asia?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.05 GPI against 0.9928 GPI in South Asia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Sao Tome and Principe and South Asia?
- 0.0572 GPI, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and South Asia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and South Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 19th and South Asia ranks 22nd 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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About this data
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.