Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa
Samoa: Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9762 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa is 0.9762 index, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa peaked at 1.03 index in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9762 index, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 147th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.9817 index | — |
| 1998 | 1.03 index | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.985 index | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.01 index | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.989 index | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.02 index | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.01 index | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9963 index | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9828 index | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9981 index | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9864 index | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9762 index | -1.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.9762 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 index, 97% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.9762 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9979 index, 98% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.999 index | 0.9817 index | 1.03 index | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 0.989 index | 1.01 index | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 0.9963 index | 1.02 index | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9859 index | 0.9762 index | 0.9981 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 144 Cambodia 0.9816 index compare
- 145 Togo 0.9804 index compare
- 146 Belarus 0.9801 index compare
- 148 Philippines 0.9753 index compare
- 149 Cook Islands 0.9727 index compare
- 150 Mozambique 0.9713 index compare
More education data for Samoa
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,211 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 397 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,580 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,585 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,964 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 34,962 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1604 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa?
- Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa was 0.9762 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 1998.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9762 index in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Samoa ranks 147th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.