Equatorial Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Theoretical duration of pre-primary education

Equatorial Guinea
3 years
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe
3 years
in 2019
Equatorial Guinea rank
21st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
21st

Theoretical duration of pre-primary education over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 3 years against 3 years in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 21st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 21st of 210 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 3 years 4 years 1 years Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 3 years 4 years 1 years Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 3.2 years 4 years 0.8 years Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 3.7 years 3.6 years 0.1 years Equatorial Guinea
2010s 3 years 3 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher theoretical duration of pre-primary education, Equatorial Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
Equatorial Guinea, at 3 years against 3 years in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of pre-primary education between Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
0 years, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for theoretical duration of pre-primary education?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 21st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 21st of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
210 places, 10,271 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of grades (years) in pre-primary education.