Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity in Samoa
Samoa: Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
149th
of 217 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 1975
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 1994
Years of data
28
1970–2016
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Samoa, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Samoa is 1 GPIA, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Samoa peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 1994.
Samoa ranks 149th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity in Samoa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.02 GPIA, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 146 Congo 1 GPIA compare
- 147 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Papua New Guinea 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Anguilla 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Bahamas 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Botswana 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Cook Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Dominica 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Western Sahara 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Falkland Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Guam 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Jamaica 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Kiribati 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Marshall Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Montserrat 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Malawi 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Nigeria 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Niue 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Nauru 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Palau 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Solomon Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Sierra Leone 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Somalia 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Tokelau 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Turkmenistan 1 GPIA
- 149 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 149 United States 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Venezuela 1 GPIA compare
- 149 United States Virgin Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Zambia 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Zimbabwe 1 GPIA compare
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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Samoa?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Samoa was 1 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1994.
- How does Samoa rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Samoa ranks 149th out of 217 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release