School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9452 GPIA in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
0.9452 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
192nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPIA
in 1972
All-time low
0.8286 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
30
1971–2017
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.9452 GPIA, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.8286 GPIA, in 1998.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 192nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8978 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.08 GPIA | +20.4% |
| 1973 | 0.908 GPIA | -16.0% |
| 1977 | 1.02 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9765 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9721 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9606 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9347 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9013 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9059 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9593 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9798 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8286 GPIA | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 0.979 GPIA | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.974 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9783 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9845 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9772 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9956 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.975 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9944 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9774 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9528 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9454 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9531 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9381 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9385 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9415 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9452 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9756 GPIA | 0.8978 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9518 GPIA | 0.9347 GPIA | 0.9721 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9256 GPIA | 0.8286 GPIA | 0.9798 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9827 GPIA | 0.974 GPIA | 0.9956 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.949 GPIA | 0.9381 GPIA | 0.9774 GPIA | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 189 Mauritius 0.9488 GPIA compare
- 190 Namibia 0.9466 GPIA compare
- 191 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.9459 GPIA compare
- 193 Guinea-Bissau 0.9436 GPIA compare
- 194 French Polynesia 0.943 GPIA compare
- 195 Mozambique 0.9429 GPIA compare
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 life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.9452 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 1972.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8286 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release