Bangladesh vs Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index

Bangladesh
1.17 GPI
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe
1.16 GPI
in 2017
Bangladesh rank
6th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
7th

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.17 GPI against 1.16 GPI in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.01 GPI.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 7th of 195 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2748 GPI 0.8581 GPI 0.5832 GPI Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.477 GPI 0.9092 GPI 0.4323 GPI Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 1.07 GPI 1.08 GPI 0.0095 GPI Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 1.13 GPI 1.11 GPI 0.0125 GPI Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index, Bangladesh or Sao Tome and Principe?
Bangladesh, at 1.17 GPI against 1.16 GPI in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index between Bangladesh and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.01 GPI, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sao Tome and Principe?
15 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
How do Bangladesh and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 7th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
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.