Samoa vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity
Samoa
0.97 GPIA
in 2019
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
0.98 GPIA
in 2024
Samoa rank
19th
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank
18th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time
- Samoa
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
How they compare
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) currently reports 0.98 GPIA against 0.97 GPIA in Samoa, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 19th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 18th of 84 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.97 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.08 GPIA | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.9872 GPIA | 0.9675 GPIA | 0.0197 GPIA | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity, Samoa or WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), at 0.98 GPIA against 0.97 GPIA in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity between Samoa and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- 0.01 GPIA, with WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Samoa and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Samoa ranks 19th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 18th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ 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