School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9807 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9807 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
154th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 1998
All-time low
0.9683 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
25
1995–2023
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Samoa, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Samoa is 0.9807 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Samoa peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9683 GPIA, in 2015.
Samoa ranks 154th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Samoa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.9848 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9862 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9986 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9945 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.99 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9895 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9926 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.989 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9951 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9754 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9756 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9856 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9918 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9754 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9683 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.983 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9832 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9852 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9901 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9722 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9861 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9747 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9807 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.997 GPIA | 0.9848 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9918 GPIA | 0.9754 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.982 GPIA | 0.9683 GPIA | 0.9918 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9784 GPIA | 0.9722 GPIA | 0.9861 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 151 Liechtenstein 0.9826 GPIA compare
- 152 Kazakhstan 0.9811 GPIA compare
- 153 Armenia 0.9808 GPIA compare
- 155 Philippines 0.9798 GPIA compare
- 156 Angola 0.9795 GPIA compare
- 157 Namibia 0.9781 GPIA compare
More education data for Samoa
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Samoa was 0.9807 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9683 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Samoa ranks 154th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release