Belgium vs Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity

Belgium
1.01 GPI
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
1.01 GPI
in 2017
Belgium rank
37th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
38th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity over time

  • Belgium
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1.01 GPI against 1.01 GPI in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 37th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 1.03 GPI 1 GPI 0.0284 GPI Belgium
2010s 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0038 GPI 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, gender parity, Belgium or Sao Tome and Principe?
Belgium, at 1.01 GPI against 1.01 GPI in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity between Belgium and Sao Tome and Principe?
0 GPI, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sao Tome and Principe?
14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Belgium ranks 37th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.