São Tomé and Principe: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, São Tomé and Principe's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.00989 on 2016 (from 0.96 to 0.97).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2016), the average change was +0.00976 and a typical year strayed about 0.07 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.17 in 1972 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.16 in 1973. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.0035 a year. A straight line explains 53% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to São Tomé and Principe in the 2017 ranking

• Zambia — 2nd of 6: 1.02
• Tajikistan — 3rd of 6: 0.99
• Venezuela, RB — 4th of 6: 0.98
• Central African Republic — 6th of 6: 0.77

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 30 values

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Angola — 0.94 (2018)
• Benin — 0.93 (2021)
• Botswana — 0.98 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 1.02 (2021)
• Burundi — 1.01 (2020)
• Cabo Verde — 0.94 (2019)
• Cameroon — 0.9 (2019)
• Central African Republic — 0.77 (2017)
• Chad — 0.8 (2021)

More education data for São Tomé and Principe

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 37,172 (2017)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 110.38% (2017)
• School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) — 1.38% (2017)
• Primary education, pupils (% female) — 48.67% (2017)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 107.56% (2017)

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Questions people ask

What is São Tomé and Principe's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

0.97 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 18.05% from 0.82 in 1971 (0.36% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1 in 2009 and the lowest 0.81 in 1998.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for São Tomé and Principe?

In 2017, São Tomé and Principe's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.00989 on 2016 (from 0.96 to 0.97). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2016), the average change was +0.00976 and a typical year strayed about 0.07 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRIM.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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