School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in American Samoa

American Samoa: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 1992. ▲ Rising

Latest (1992)
1.02 GPI
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
28th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 1991
All-time low
0.9339 GPI
in 1984
Years of data
11
1982–1992

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in American Samoa, 1982–1992

00.250.50.7511982198719921982: 0.982 GPI1983: 0.97 GPI1984: 0.934 GPI1985: 0.94 GPI1986: 0.949 GPI1987: 0.981 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in American Samoa is 1.02 GPI, measured in 1992.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in American Samoa peaked at 1.03 GPI in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9339 GPI, in 1984.

That places American Samoa 28th out of 197 countries with data for 1992, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in American Samoa, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in American Samoa, 1982 to 1992.
Year GPI Change
1982 0.9818 GPI —
1983 0.9702 GPI -1.2%
1984 0.9339 GPI -3.7%
1985 0.9402 GPI +0.7%
1986 0.9488 GPI +0.9%
1987 0.9808 GPI +3.4%
1988 1.02 GPI +3.6%
1989 1.02 GPI +0.2%
1990 1.02 GPI +0.5%
1991 1.03 GPI +0.5%
1992 1.02 GPI -1.0%

American Samoa compared with similar countries

  • American Samoa's 1.02 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9971 GPI, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • American Samoa's 1.02 GPI is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9784 GPI, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9737 GPI 0.9339 GPI 1.02 GPI 8
1990s 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.03 GPI 3

Countries ranked near American Samoa

  1. 25 India 1.02 GPI compare
  2. 26 Tanzania 1.02 GPI compare
  3. 27 Zambia 1.02 GPI compare
  4. 29 Nepal 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 30 Ecuador 1.02 GPI compare
  6. 31 Saudi Arabia 1.02 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in American Samoa?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in American Samoa was 1.02 GPI in 1992, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in American Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1991.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in American Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9339 GPI in 1984.
How does American Samoa rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
American Samoa ranks 28th out of 197 countries with data for 1992.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in American Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this American Samoa data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
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.