Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Samoa
Samoa: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Samoa, 1991–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.01 GPI for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Samoa peaked at 1.01 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 GPI, in 1991.
Samoa ranks 13th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Samoa, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 GPI | — |
| 2011 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPI | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 4 |
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More education data for Samoa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,677 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.7558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0765 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18,285 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0839 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,964 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1154 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.79 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Samoa?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Samoa was 1.01 GPI in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPI in 1991.
- How does Samoa rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Samoa ranks 13th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.