School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9626 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9626 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
171st
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPIA
in 1975
All-time low
0.9361 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
43
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa is 0.9626 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.9361 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Samoa 171st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9361 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 1.03 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9961 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 1.11 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 1.01 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9654 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9723 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9713 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9931 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9726 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9955 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9939 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9933 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9786 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9846 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9818 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9796 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9855 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9644 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9823 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9947 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9862 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9802 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9733 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9816 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9787 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9749 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9852 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9629 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9825 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9737 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9751 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9626 GPIA | -1.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.9626 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 GPIA, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.9626 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 GPIA, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9361 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.9819 GPIA | 0.9654 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9841 GPIA | 0.9644 GPIA | 0.9955 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9819 GPIA | 0.9733 GPIA | 0.9947 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9713 GPIA | 0.9626 GPIA | 0.9825 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa was 0.9626 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 1975.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9361 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Samoa ranks 171st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release