Samoa vs UNICEF: Western Balkans: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity
Samoa
0.99 GPIA
in 2019
UNICEF: Western Balkans
0.99 GPIA
in 2024
Samoa rank
21st
UNICEF: Western Balkans rank
19th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity over time
- Samoa
- UNICEF: Western Balkans
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.99 GPIA against 0.99 GPIA in UNICEF: Western Balkans, a difference of 0 GPIA.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 21st and UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 19th of 88 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | UNICEF: Western Balkans | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.06 GPIA | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.9971 GPIA | 0.975 GPIA | 0.0221 GPIA | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity, Samoa or UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Samoa, at 0.99 GPIA against 0.99 GPIA in UNICEF: Western Balkans as of 2019.
- What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity between Samoa and UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- 0 GPIA, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Samoa and UNICEF: Western Balkans rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Samoa ranks 21st and UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 19th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release