Sao Tome and Principe vs South Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- South Asia
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 9.98 years against 7.44 years in South Asia, a difference of 2.54 years.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times South Asia's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th and South Asia ranks 41st of 188 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.15 years | 7.02 years | 2.13 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 9.74 years | 7.94 years | 1.8 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, Sao Tome and Principe or South Asia?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 9.98 years against 7.44 years in South Asia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between Sao Tome and Principe and South Asia?
- 2.54 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and South Asia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and South Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th and South Asia ranks 41st of 188 countries.
- 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.