Samoa vs Vanuatu: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Samoa
0.9626 index
in 2024
Vanuatu
0.9617 index
in 2024
Samoa rank
171st
Vanuatu rank
173rd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.9626 index against 0.9617 index in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0009 index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 171st and Vanuatu ranks 173rd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 index | 0.914 index | 0.1007 index | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1.01 index | 1.06 index | 0.0534 index | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.987 index | 0.9668 index | 0.0202 index | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.9841 index | 0.9712 index | 0.0129 index | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.9799 index | 0.9476 index | 0.0323 index | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.9713 index | 0.961 index | 0.0103 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, Samoa or Vanuatu?
- Samoa, at 0.9626 index against 0.9617 index in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 0.0009 index, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Samoa ranks 171st and Vanuatu ranks 173rd 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.