Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa
Samoa: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2019. ▬ Flat
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa, 1991–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa is 1.01 index, measured 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa peaked at 1.01 index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 1991.
That places Samoa 13th out of 96 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 index | — |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,962 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1171 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa was 1.01 index in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 1991.
- How does Samoa rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Samoa ranks 13th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, 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 basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.