MDG: Developing Regions vs Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

MDG: Developing Regions
12.31 years
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
12.43 years
in 2015
MDG: Developing Regions rank
119th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
122nd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • MDG: Developing Regions
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 12.43 years against 12.31 years in MDG: Developing Regions, a difference of 0.12 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2009 it was MDG: Developing Regions ahead.

MDG: Developing Regions ranks 119th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 122nd of 221 groups.

MDG: Developing Regions has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Developing Regions Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 10.38 years 10.34 years 0.0417 years MDG: Developing Regions
2010s 11.24 years 11.22 years 0.0189 years MDG: Developing Regions

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, MDG: Developing Regions or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 12.43 years against 12.31 years in MDG: Developing Regions as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between MDG: Developing Regions and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.12 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Developing Regions and Sao Tome and Principe?
5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
How do MDG: Developing Regions and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 119th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 122nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 13,852 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release