Sao Tome and Principe vs South Asia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- South Asia
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.09 GPI against 1.01 GPI in South Asia, a difference of 0.08 GPI.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times South Asia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th and South Asia ranks 11th of 189 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.14 GPI | 0.8054 GPI | 0.3378 GPI | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPI | 0.8288 GPI | 0.1887 GPI | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPI | 0.8593 GPI | 0.2229 GPI | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPI | 0.9762 GPI | 0.0969 GPI | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 0.0807 GPI | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index, Sao Tome and Principe or South Asia?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.09 GPI against 1.01 GPI in South Asia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index between Sao Tome and Principe and South Asia?
- 0.08 GPI, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and South Asia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and South Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th and South Asia ranks 11th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.