School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.53 GPIA in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.53 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa peaked at 1.59 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.01 GPIA, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 11th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0949 GPIA | 0.01 GPIA | 0.2523 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.5312 GPIA | 0.0831 GPIA | 0.9793 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9509 GPIA | 0.9128 GPIA | 0.9889 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8764 GPIA | 0.8764 GPIA | 0.8764 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.44 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 1.47 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.47 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 1.59 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 8 Aruba 1.57 GPIA compare
- 9 Antigua and Barbuda 1.54 GPIA compare
- 10 Iceland 1.53 GPIA compare
- 12 Seychelles 1.53 GPIA compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.53 GPIA compare
- 14 Saint Lucia 1.52 GPIA compare
More education data for Samoa
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,558 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.8 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa was 1.53 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Samoa ranks 11th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release