Fiji vs Samoa: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted
Fiji
1.83 GPIA
in 2016
Samoa
1.78 GPIA
in 2024
Fiji rank
4th
Samoa rank
5th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted over time
- Fiji
- Samoa
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 1.83 GPIA against 1.78 GPIA in Samoa, a difference of 0.05 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Samoa ahead.
Fiji ranks 4th and Samoa ranks 5th of 180 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1 GPIA | 0.9822 GPIA | 0.1202 GPIA | Fiji |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9998 GPIA | 0.0455 GPIA | Fiji |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.4741 GPIA | 0.5712 GPIA | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted, Fiji or Samoa?
- Fiji, at 1.83 GPIA against 1.78 GPIA in Samoa as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted between Fiji and Samoa?
- 0.05 GPIA, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Samoa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2012.
- How do Fiji and Samoa rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Fiji ranks 4th and Samoa ranks 5th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, 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