Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
82.6%
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe
106.9%
in 2017
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
39th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
38th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0255075100199620072019

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 106.9% against 82.6% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 24.3%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th of 45 groups.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 69.5% 106.3% 36.8% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 80.1% 105.1% 25.0% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 106.9% against 82.6% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sao Tome and Principe?
24.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sao Tome and Principe?
14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.