Sao Tome and Principe vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes
Sao Tome and Principe
5.38 years
in 2017
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
4.77 years
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
120th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank
121st
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 5.38 years against 4.77 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, a difference of 0.61 years.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 120th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 121st of 214 countries.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4 years | 2.45 years | 1.06 years | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 1980s | 2.16 years | 3.15 years | 0.9918 years | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 2000s | 2.18 years | 4.13 years | 1.95 years | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 2010s | 4.12 years | 4.33 years | 0.2062 years | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Sao Tome and Principe or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 5.38 years against 4.77 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Sao Tome and Principe and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 0.61 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 120th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 121st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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
February 2026 Data Release