Sao Tome and Principe vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.01 GPI against 0.9383 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0717 GPI.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa'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 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 | 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?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.01 GPI against 0.9383 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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
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.