Namibia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Namibia
0.9466 index
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.9452 index
in 2017
Namibia rank
190th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
192nd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Namibia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.9466 index against 0.9452 index in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0014 index.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 192nd of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9968 index | 0.9256 index | 0.0712 index | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.9571 index | 0.9827 index | 0.0256 index | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.9533 index | 0.949 index | 0.0043 index | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Namibia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Namibia, at 0.9466 index against 0.9452 index in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0014 index, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Namibia ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 192nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.