School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Samoa

Samoa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 1.02 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.02 GPI
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
32nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPI
in 1998
All-time low
0.9859 GPI
in 2010
Years of data
21
1995–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Samoa, 1995–2019

00.250.50.7511995200720191995: 1 GPI1998: 1.1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2009: 0.988 GPI2010: 0.986 GPI2011: 0.996 GPI2012: 1 GPI2014: 0.989 GPI2015: 0.987 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Samoa stood at 1.02 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Samoa peaked at 1.05 GPI in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9859 GPI, in 2010.

Samoa ranks 32nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.03 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.05 GPI 3
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9884 GPI 1.02 GPI 9
2010s 0.9996 GPI 0.9859 GPI 1.02 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 29 Honduras 1.02 GPI compare
  2. 30 Armenia 1.02 GPI compare
  3. 31 Ecuador 1.02 GPI compare
  4. 33 Iran 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 34 Bahrain 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 35 Comoros 1.01 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Samoa?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Samoa was 1.02 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 1998.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9859 GPI in 2010.
How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Samoa ranks 32nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.