School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of

São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 1.58 years in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.58 years
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
104th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.58 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.0919 years
in 1972
Years of data
25
1971–2016

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of, 1971–2016

00.511.51971199320161971: 0.098 years1972: 0.092 years1977: 0.517 years1978: 0.436 years1983: 0.772 years1984: 0.803 years1987: 0.829 years1988: 0.879 years1990: 0.879 years1999: 0.963 years2001: 1.1 years2002: 1.1 years2003: 1 years2004: 1.1 years2005: 1.1 years2007: 1.2 years2008: 1.2 years2009: 1.3 years2010: 1.1 years2011: 1.5 years2012: 1.5 years2013: 1.4 years2014: 1.2 years2015: 1.5 years2016: 1.6 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2016, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of stood at 1.58 years. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of peaked at 1.58 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0919 years, in 1972.

That places São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 104th out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2858 years 0.0919 years 0.5171 years 4
1980s 0.821 years 0.7724 years 0.8794 years 4
1990s 0.9208 years 0.8788 years 0.9627 years 2
2000s 1.15 years 1.02 years 1.3 years 8
2010s 1.4 years 1.15 years 1.58 years 7

Countries ranked near São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of

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  2. 102 Bahrain, Kingdom of 1.61 years compare
  3. 103 St. Kitts and Nevis 1.61 years compare
  4. 105 Greece 1.55 years compare
  5. 106 United Arab Emirates 1.52 years compare
  6. 107 Pakistan 1.51 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of was 1.58 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 1.58 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0919 years in 1972.
How does São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of ranks 104th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,033 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.