Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa
Samoa: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.99 GPIA in 2019. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa, 1991–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa is 0.99 GPIA, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa peaked at 1 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.99 GPIA, in 1991.
Samoa ranks 31st of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.99 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 GPIA | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9975 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa was 0.99 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Samoa rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Samoa ranks 31st out of 87 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release