School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.1 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 1.1 GPIA for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2017.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8008 GPIA, in 1971.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 29th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8008 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9282 GPIA | +15.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9566 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8902 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 1.15 GPIA | +29.2% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.11 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 1.13 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8952 GPIA | 0.8008 GPIA | 0.9566 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.8902 GPIA | 0.8902 GPIA | 0.8902 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 26 Tunisia 1.11 GPIA compare
- 27 Finland 1.1 GPIA compare
- 28 Montserrat 1.1 GPIA compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 1.1 GPIA compare
- 31 Dominican Republic 1.1 GPIA compare
- 32 New Caledonia 1.1 GPIA compare
More education data for Sao Tome and Principe
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,172 (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.14 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.1 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8008 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 29th out of 213 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release