China vs Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

China
12.4 years
in 2010
Sao Tome and Principe
12.53 years
in 2015
China rank
112th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
110th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • China
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 12.53 years against 12.4 years in China, a difference of 0.13 years.

Across all 5 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 112th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th of 175 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 7.81 years 6.64 years 1.17 years China
2000s 11.97 years 10.14 years 1.83 years China
2010s 12.4 years 10.19 years 2.21 years China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, China or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 12.53 years against 12.4 years in China as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between China and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.13 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sao Tome and Principe?
5 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2010.
How do China and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
China ranks 112th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.