Samoa vs Upper middle income: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index

Samoa
1.57 GPI
in 2024
Upper middle income
1.16 GPI
in 2024
Samoa rank
9th
Upper middle income rank
12th

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

  • Samoa
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1.57 GPI against 1.16 GPI in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.41 GPI.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Samoa ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0949 GPI 0.7742 GPI 0.6793 GPI Upper middle income
1980s 0.5312 GPI 0.782 GPI 0.2508 GPI Upper middle income
1990s 0.9509 GPI 0.9277 GPI 0.0232 GPI Samoa
2000s 0.8764 GPI 0.9681 GPI 0.0917 GPI Upper middle income
2010s 1.46 GPI 1.17 GPI 0.2947 GPI Samoa
2020s 1.49 GPI 1.17 GPI 0.3224 GPI Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index, Samoa or Upper middle income?
Samoa, at 1.57 GPI against 1.16 GPI in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between Samoa and Upper middle income?
0.41 GPI, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Upper middle income?
17 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Upper middle income rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
Samoa ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 187 countries.
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.