School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) was 0.6692 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe, 2009–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.6692 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 37.6% on the previous year and up 238.0% over ten years.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 137th out of 183 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.198 years | — |
| 2010 | 0.2166 years | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4125 years | +90.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4862 years | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6692 years | +37.6% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.6692 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.678 years, 99% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.6692 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4497 years, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.198 years | 0.198 years | 0.198 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4461 years | 0.2166 years | 0.6692 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More education data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.27 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.12 (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.6692 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6692 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.198 years in 2009.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 137th out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 238.0%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (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.