School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 12.38 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe is 12.38 years, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 12.38 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.33 years, in 1971.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 111th out of 183 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.33 years | — |
| 1972 | 5.94 years | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 7.96 years | +34.0% |
| 1977 | 6.97 years | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 7.82 years | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 8.17 years | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 8.68 years | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 8.38 years | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 7.09 years | -15.4% |
| 1988 | 7.56 years | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 9.38 years | +24.1% |
| 2004 | 9.66 years | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 9.9 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 10.09 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 9.86 years | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 10.37 years | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 10.22 years | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 10.6 years | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 11.57 years | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 12.38 years | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.55 years | 5.33 years | 7.96 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 7.95 years | 7.09 years | 8.68 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.88 years | 9.38 years | 10.37 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.19 years | 10.22 years | 12.38 years | 4 |
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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 to tertiary, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe was 12.38 years in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 12.38 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.33 years in 1971.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 111th out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.