School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 2.09 GPI in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Samoa, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Samoa is 2.09 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Samoa peaked at 2.09 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 GPI, in 1970.
That places Samoa 7th out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Samoa, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0093 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.0507 GPI | +446.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0578 GPI | +14.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2307 GPI | +298.7% |
| 1981 | 0.08 GPI | -65.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9665 GPI | +1108.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9637 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPI | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9227 GPI | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 2.07 GPI | +124.6% |
| 2018 | 2.09 GPI | +0.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 2.09 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 GPI, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 2.09 GPI is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.3 GPI, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0871 GPI | 0.0093 GPI | 0.2307 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.5232 GPI | 0.08 GPI | 0.9665 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9637 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9227 GPI | 0.9227 GPI | 0.9227 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.08 GPI | 2.07 GPI | 2.09 GPI | 2 |
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, tertiary, gender parity index in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Samoa was 2.09 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 GPI in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Samoa ranks 7th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, 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.