Samoa vs WB: Small States: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity
Samoa
1.57 GPIA
in 2024
WB: Small States
1.34 GPIA
in 2024
Samoa rank
11th
WB: Small States rank
8th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Samoa
- WB: Small States
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.57 GPIA against 1.34 GPIA in WB: Small States, a difference of 0.23 GPIA.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times WB: Small States's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Small States ahead.
Samoa ranks 11th and WB: Small States ranks 8th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and WB: Small States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | WB: Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0949 GPIA | 0.8888 GPIA | 0.7939 GPIA | WB: Small States |
| 1980s | 0.5312 GPIA | 0.9315 GPIA | 0.4003 GPIA | WB: Small States |
| 1990s | 0.9509 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 0.2624 GPIA | WB: Small States |
| 2000s | 0.8764 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 0.3751 GPIA | WB: Small States |
| 2010s | 1.46 GPIA | 1.36 GPIA | 0.1063 GPIA | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.49 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 0.1456 GPIA | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity, Samoa or WB: Small States?
- Samoa, at 1.57 GPIA against 1.34 GPIA in WB: Small States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between Samoa and WB: Small States?
- 0.23 GPIA, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and WB: Small States?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and WB: Small States rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Samoa ranks 11th and WB: Small States ranks 8th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, 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