School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 1.44 years in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
1.44 years
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
109th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.44 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.0621 years
in 1972
Years of data
25
1971–2016

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2016

00.511.51971199320161971: 0.082 years1972: 0.062 years1977: 0.575 years1978: 0.436 years1983: 0.791 years1984: 0.754 years1987: 0.812 years1988: 0.873 years1990: 0.838 years1999: 0.863 years2001: 1 years2002: 1 years2003: 0.919 years2004: 1.1 years2005: 1.1 years2007: 1.1 years2008: 1.2 years2009: 1.2 years2010: 1 years2011: 1.4 years2012: 1.4 years2013: 1.3 years2014: 1.1 years2015: 1.4 years2016: 1.4 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Sao Tome and Principe is 1.44 years, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.44 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0621 years, in 1972.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 109th 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 0.2889 years 0.0621 years 0.575 years 4
1980s 0.8076 years 0.7544 years 0.8728 years 4
1990s 0.8504 years 0.8377 years 0.8632 years 2
2000s 1.08 years 0.9189 years 1.2 years 8
2010s 1.29 years 1.05 years 1.44 years 7

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 106 Bahrain 1.51 years compare
  2. 107 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.48 years compare
  3. 108 Guatemala 1.46 years compare
  4. 110 Saint Lucia 1.44 years compare
  5. 111 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.43 years compare
  6. 112 Uzbekistan 1.36 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Sao Tome and Principe?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.44 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 1.44 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0621 years in 1972.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.