School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 12.09 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 12.09 years. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 12.09 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.75 years, in 1971.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 68th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.75 years | — |
| 1972 | 5.82 years | +22.6% |
| 1977 | 6.64 years | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 7.3 years | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 9.21 years | +26.2% |
| 2004 | 9.39 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 9.62 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 9.89 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 9.81 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 10.3 years | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 9.98 years | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 10.47 years | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 10.28 years | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 10.73 years | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 10.98 years | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 11.84 years | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 11.55 years | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 12.09 years | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.74 years | 4.75 years | 6.64 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 7.3 years | 7.3 years | 7.3 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.7 years | 9.21 years | 10.3 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.99 years | 9.98 years | 12.09 years | 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 12.09 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 12.09 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.75 years in 1971.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.