Kenya vs Samoa: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Kenya
0.9675 index
in 2023
Samoa
0.9626 index
in 2024
Kenya rank
168th
Samoa rank
171st
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Kenya
- Samoa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.9675 index against 0.9626 index in Samoa, a difference of 0.0049 index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.
Kenya ranks 168th and Samoa ranks 171st of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8355 index | 1.01 index | 0.1791 index | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.9376 index | 1.03 index | 0.0879 index | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.9704 index | 0.9818 index | 0.0114 index | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.9539 index | 0.9841 index | 0.0303 index | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.9887 index | 0.98 index | 0.0087 index | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.9585 index | 0.9735 index | 0.015 index | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Kenya or Samoa?
- Kenya, at 0.9675 index against 0.9626 index in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Kenya and Samoa?
- 0.0049 index, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Samoa?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Samoa rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kenya ranks 168th and Samoa ranks 171st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.