Sao Tome and Principe vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity

Sao Tome and Principe
1.01 GPI
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.9383 GPI
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
39th

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.01 GPI against 0.9383 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0717 GPI.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 1 GPI 0.8677 GPI 0.133 GPI Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9256 GPI 0.0839 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.01 GPI against 0.9383 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity between Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.0717 GPI, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th 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.