School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 1.02 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2015.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.804 GPI, in 1971.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 108th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 | 0.9854 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9697 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9742 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9917 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9951 GPI | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPI | +1.4% |
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 | 0.9918 GPI | 0.9697 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9951 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 105 Russian Federation 1.03 GPI compare
- 106 Maldives 1.02 GPI compare
- 107 Azerbaijan 1.02 GPI compare
- 108 Naoero 1.02 GPI compare
- 110 Burundi 1.02 GPI compare
- 111 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.02 GPI compare
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, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.02 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 108th out of 175 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 to tertiary, 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.