School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe is 1.05 GPI, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.804 GPI, in 1971.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 19th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.804 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9613 GPI | +19.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9127 GPI | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9363 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9913 GPI | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9763 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9795 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9917 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9956 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPI | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8927 GPI | 0.804 GPI | 0.9613 GPI | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.9363 GPI | 0.9363 GPI | 0.9363 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9948 GPI | 0.9763 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9956 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 8 |
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More education data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 936 (2016)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.05 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.804 GPI in 1971.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 19th out of 193 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.