Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Samoa
Samoa: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1998
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
17
1998–2016
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Samoa, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Samoa peaked at 1 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 1998.
Samoa ranks 129th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Samoa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 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 1.07 GPIA, 94% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.04 GPIA, 96% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 126 Canada 1.01 GPIA compare
- 127 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
- 128 Cote d'Ivoire 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Anguilla 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Antigua and Barbuda 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Bahamas 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Botswana 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Cook Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Dominica 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Jamaica 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Kiribati 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Saint Lucia 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Marshall Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Montserrat 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Malawi 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Niue 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Nauru 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Peru 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Palau 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Solomon Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Tokelau 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Venezuela 1 GPIA compare
- 129 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Samoa?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Samoa was 1 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Samoa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Samoa ranks 129th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release