School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.16 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 1.16 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2017.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.17 GPI in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7344 GPI, in 1971.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7344 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.8358 GPI | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8581 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9259 GPI | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 1.17 GPI | +26.0% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPI | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.11 GPI | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPI | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 1.15 GPI | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 1.13 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.14 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.16 GPI | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8094 GPI | 0.7344 GPI | 0.8581 GPI | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.9259 GPI | 0.9259 GPI | 0.9259 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.08 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 8 |
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More education data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,544 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,458 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,769 (2016)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,875 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,172 (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1796 units per person (2017)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.16 GPI in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPI in 2003.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7344 GPI in 1971.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.