IDA total vs Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time
- IDA total
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 9.98 years against 7.53 years in IDA total, a difference of 2.45 years.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times IDA total's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th of 43 groups.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5 years | 9.15 years | 2.65 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 7.31 years | 9.74 years | 2.43 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, IDA total or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 9.98 years against 7.53 years in IDA total as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between IDA total and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 2.45 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
- How do IDA total and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- IDA total ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.