School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9641 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.9641 GPI.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.9984 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8137 GPI, in 1998.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8195 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9906 GPI | +20.9% |
| 1973 | 0.8305 GPI | -16.2% |
| 1977 | 0.934 GPI | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9178 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.981 GPI | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9754 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9425 GPI | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9496 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9097 GPI | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9204 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9768 GPI | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9739 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8137 GPI | -16.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9617 GPI | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9464 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9526 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9611 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9579 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9854 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9714 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9984 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9877 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.967 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9636 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9739 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9589 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9592 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9575 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9641 GPI | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8985 GPI | 0.8195 GPI | 0.9906 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9621 GPI | 0.9425 GPI | 0.981 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.926 GPI | 0.8137 GPI | 0.9768 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9676 GPI | 0.9464 GPI | 0.9984 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9665 GPI | 0.9575 GPI | 0.9877 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 150 Gabon 0.9648 GPI compare
- 151 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9647 GPI compare
- 152 Marshall Islands 0.9646 GPI compare
- 153 El Salvador 0.9641 GPI compare
- 155 Guyana 0.9638 GPI compare
- 156 Morocco 0.9633 GPI compare
More reference data data for Sao Tome and Principe
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.01 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.014 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.9641 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9984 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8137 GPI in 1998.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.