Philippines vs Samoa: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Philippines
0.9613 index
in 2024
Samoa
0.9626 index
in 2024
Philippines rank
174th
Samoa rank
171st
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Philippines
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.9626 index against 0.9613 index in Philippines, a difference of 0.0013 index.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Philippines ahead.
Philippines ranks 174th and Samoa ranks 171st of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.08 index | 1.01 index | 0.0685 index | Philippines |
| 1980s | 1.01 index | 1.03 index | 0.0229 index | Samoa |
| 1990s | 1.02 index | 0.9819 index | 0.0364 index | Philippines |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 0.9827 index | 0.0261 index | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.9707 index | 0.979 index | 0.0083 index | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.959 index | 0.9713 index | 0.0123 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, Philippines or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.9626 index against 0.9613 index in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Philippines and Samoa?
- 0.0013 index, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Samoa?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Philippines and Samoa rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Philippines ranks 174th and Samoa ranks 171st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – 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.