MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Samoa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
0.9727 GPIA
in 2024
Samoa
0.9807 GPIA
in 2023
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
157th
Samoa rank
154th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.9807 GPIA against 0.9727 GPIA in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.008 GPIA.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 157th and Samoa ranks 154th of 221 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | MDG: Sub-saharan Africa | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8255 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0.1777 GPIA | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.8547 GPIA | 0.9918 GPIA | 0.1371 GPIA | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.93 GPIA | 0.982 GPIA | 0.052 GPIA | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.9635 GPIA | 0.9784 GPIA | 0.0149 GPIA | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.9807 GPIA against 0.9727 GPIA in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Samoa?
- 0.008 GPIA, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Samoa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Samoa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 157th and Samoa ranks 154th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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