School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Samoa, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.06 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Samoa peaked at 1.29 GPI in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9972 GPI, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 24th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.12 GPI | 0.9972 GPI | 1.19 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.18 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.19 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.29 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Samoa was 1.06 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 GPI in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9972 GPI in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
- Samoa ranks 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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, pre-primary, 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.