Sao Tome and Principe vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity

Sao Tome and Principe
1.21 GPI
in 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.09 GPI
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
6th

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.21 GPI against 1.09 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.12 GPI.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 154 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 1.06 GPI 0.9617 GPI 0.0999 GPI Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 1.07 GPI 0.9773 GPI 0.0917 GPI Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity, Sao Tome and Principe or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.21 GPI against 1.09 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2008.
What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity between Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.12 GPI, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
6 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2008.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, 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

Indicator
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
199 places, 4,879 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. 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.