School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.16 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.16 GPI
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
7th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.16 GPI
in 2003
All-time low
0.7344 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
18
1971–2017

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2017

00.250.50.7511.21971199420171971: 0.734 GPI1972: 0.836 GPI1977: 0.858 GPI1988: 0.909 GPI2003: 1.2 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1.1 GPI2007: 1.1 GPI2008: 1.1 GPI2009: 1.1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1.1 GPI2012: 1.1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2017: 1.2 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe is 1.16 GPI, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.16 GPI in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7344 GPI, in 1971.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 7th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.7344 GPI
1972 0.8358 GPI +13.8%
1977 0.8581 GPI +2.7%
1988 0.9092 GPI +6.0%
2003 1.16 GPI +27.9%
2004 1.03 GPI -11.0%
2005 1.06 GPI +2.3%
2007 1.07 GPI +0.7%
2008 1.06 GPI -0.5%
2009 1.11 GPI +4.5%
2010 1.02 GPI -8.3%
2011 1.14 GPI +12.3%
2012 1.13 GPI -0.9%
2013 1.1 GPI -2.8%
2014 1.1 GPI +0.0%
2015 1.11 GPI +0.4%
2016 1.14 GPI +3.1%
2017 1.16 GPI +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8094 GPI 0.7344 GPI 0.8581 GPI 3
1980s 0.9092 GPI 0.9092 GPI 0.9092 GPI 1
2000s 1.08 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.16 GPI 6
2010s 1.11 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.16 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 4 French Polynesia 1.27 GPI compare
  2. 5 Libya 1.18 GPI compare
  3. 6 Bangladesh 1.17 GPI compare
  4. 8 Tunisia 1.14 GPI compare
  5. 9 Bhutan 1.14 GPI compare
  6. 10 Senegal 1.13 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.16 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPI in 2003.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7344 GPI in 1971.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.