Belgium vs Samoa: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Belgium
1.06 GPI
in 2018
Samoa
1.06 GPI
in 2016
Belgium rank
9th
Samoa rank
12th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Belgium
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1.06 GPI against 1.06 GPI in Samoa, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Samoa ahead.

Belgium ranks 9th and Samoa ranks 12th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 1 GPI 1.06 GPI 0.0574 GPI Samoa
1980s 1.01 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.0081 GPI Samoa
1990s 1.03 GPI 1.07 GPI 0.0408 GPI Samoa
2000s 1.06 GPI 1.07 GPI 0.0087 GPI Samoa
2010s 1.07 GPI 1.06 GPI 0.0094 GPI Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Belgium or Samoa?
Belgium, at 1.06 GPI against 1.06 GPI in Samoa as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Belgium and Samoa?
0 GPI, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Samoa?
25 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
How do Belgium and Samoa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Belgium ranks 9th and Samoa ranks 12th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.