Qatar vs Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Qatar
12.31 years
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe
12.38 years
in 2015
Qatar rank
113th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
111th

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

  • Qatar
  • Sao Tome and Principe
051015197119952019

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 12.38 years against 12.31 years in Qatar, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 113th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 111th of 183 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 10.37 years 6.75 years 3.62 years Qatar
1980s 12.22 years 7.95 years 4.27 years Qatar
2000s 13.28 years 9.65 years 3.63 years Qatar
2010s 11.99 years 11.19 years 0.7947 years Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Qatar or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 12.38 years against 12.31 years in Qatar as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Qatar and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.07 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sao Tome and Principe?
16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Qatar and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Qatar ranks 113th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 111th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.