School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity was 1.06 GPI in 2016. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Samoa, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Samoa stood at 1.06 GPI.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Samoa peaked at 1.12 GPI in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPI, in 1980.
Samoa ranks 12th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Samoa, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.03 GPI | — |
| 1975 | 1.12 GPI | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 1.04 GPI | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 1.06 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.03 GPI | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.04 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.02 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.11 GPI | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 1.08 GPI | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.05 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.07 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.1 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPI | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 1.07 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.07 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.06 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPI, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.06 GPI is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 GPI, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Samoa was 1.06 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPI in 1975.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Samoa ranks 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.