Malaysia vs Samoa: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity
Malaysia
1.27 modelled data
in 2025
Samoa
1.3 modelled data
in 2025
Malaysia rank
17th
Samoa rank
14th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Malaysia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.3 modelled data against 1.27 modelled data in Malaysia, a difference of 0.03 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Samoa ahead.
Malaysia ranks 17th and Samoa ranks 14th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7564 modelled data | 0.7416 modelled data | 0.0148 modelled data | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.06 modelled data | 0.9265 modelled data | 0.1351 modelled data | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.13 modelled data | 1.12 modelled data | 0.0122 modelled data | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.23 modelled data | 1.25 modelled data | 0.0252 modelled data | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.26 modelled data | 1.29 modelled data | 0.0265 modelled data | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity, Malaysia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1.3 modelled data against 1.27 modelled data in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity between Malaysia and Samoa?
- 0.03 modelled data, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Samoa rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Malaysia ranks 17th and Samoa ranks 14th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). 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