Latin America & Caribbean vs Samoa: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index

Latin America & Caribbean
1.29 GPI
in 2024
Samoa
1.57 GPI
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
6th
Samoa rank
9th

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1.57 GPI against 1.29 GPI in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.28 GPI.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th and Samoa ranks 9th of 45 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.14 GPI 0.9889 GPI 0.1505 GPI Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 1.15 GPI 0.8764 GPI 0.2748 GPI Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 1.24 GPI 1.46 GPI 0.2275 GPI Samoa
2020s 1.28 GPI 1.49 GPI 0.2127 GPI Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index, Latin America & Caribbean or Samoa?
Samoa, at 1.57 GPI against 1.29 GPI in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between Latin America & Caribbean and Samoa?
0.28 GPI, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Samoa?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Samoa rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th and Samoa ranks 9th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,538 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.