Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1.06 GPI
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
13th
of 135 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPI
in 2015
All-time low
0.9121 GPI
in 2004
Years of data
10
2003–2015

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe, 2003–2015

00.250.50.7512003200920152003: 0.939 GPI2004: 0.912 GPI2005: 0.967 GPI2007: 0.973 GPI2008: 0.951 GPI2009: 0.983 GPI2010: 0.972 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe is 1.06 GPI, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9121 GPI, in 2004.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 13th out of 135 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2003 to 2015.
Year GPI Change
2003 0.9389 GPI
2004 0.9121 GPI -2.9%
2005 0.9666 GPI +6.0%
2007 0.9727 GPI +0.6%
2008 0.9513 GPI -2.2%
2009 0.9832 GPI +3.3%
2010 0.972 GPI -1.1%
2013 1.03 GPI +6.1%
2014 1.04 GPI +0.7%
2015 1.06 GPI +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9541 GPI 0.9121 GPI 0.9832 GPI 6
2010s 1.03 GPI 0.972 GPI 1.06 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 10 Namibia 1.07 GPI compare
  2. 11 Philippines 1.07 GPI compare
  3. 12 Indonesia 1.07 GPI compare
  4. 14 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.06 GPI compare
  5. 15 Mongolia 1.05 GPI compare
  6. 16 Ghana 1.05 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 180 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe?
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.06 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2015.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9121 GPI in 2004.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 13th out of 135 countries with data for 2015.
Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 3,032 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for lower secondary to the male total net enrolment rate for lower secondary. 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.