Ghana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Ghana
1.11 index
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
1.09 index
in 2025
Ghana rank
26th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
29th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Ghana
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.11 index against 1.09 index in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.02 index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 26th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 29th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7489 index | 0.5737 index | 0.1752 index | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.8775 index | 0.794 index | 0.0835 index | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 0.0072 index | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.08 index | 1.09 index | 0.0083 index | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.11 index | 1.1 index | 0.0067 index | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Ghana or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Ghana, at 1.11 index against 1.09 index in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.02 index, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ghana ranks 26th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 29th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.