School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 12.24 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sao Tome and Principe, 1971–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sao Tome and Principe is 12.24 years, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 12.24 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.9 years, in 1971.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 114th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.9 years | — |
| 1972 | 6.05 years | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 7.28 years | +20.3% |
| 1988 | 7.8 years | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 9.45 years | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 9.81 years | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 10.03 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 10.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 9.9 years | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 10.24 years | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 10.24 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.54 years | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 11.33 years | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 12.24 years | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.41 years | 5.9 years | 7.28 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 7.8 years | 7.8 years | 7.8 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.91 years | 9.45 years | 10.24 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.09 years | 10.24 years | 12.24 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 111 Gabon 12.44 years compare
- 112 Cape Verde 12.42 years compare
- 113 Panama 12.36 years compare
- 115 Gibraltar 12.12 years compare
- 116 Trinidad and Tobago 12.07 years compare
- 117 Tajikistan 12.06 years compare
More gender data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9834 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 170.29 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 170.29 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,245 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,189 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,272 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,129 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sao Tome and Principe?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sao Tome and Principe was 12.24 years in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 12.24 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9 years in 1971.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 114th out of 175 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.