Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa
Samoa: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9626 index in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.9626 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa peaked at 1.11 index in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.9361 index, in 1971.
Samoa ranks 171st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.02 index | — |
| 1971 | 0.9361 index | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 1.03 index | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9961 index | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 1.11 index | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 1.01 index | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 1.01 index | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1 index | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.02 index | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1 index | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.01 index | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.03 index | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.03 index | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.05 index | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9654 index | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9723 index | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9713 index | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9931 index | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.02 index | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9726 index | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9955 index | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9939 index | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9933 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9786 index | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9846 index | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9818 index | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9796 index | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9855 index | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9644 index | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9823 index | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9947 index | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9862 index | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9802 index | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9733 index | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9816 index | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9787 index | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9749 index | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9852 index | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9629 index | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9825 index | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9737 index | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9751 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9626 index | -1.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.9626 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.9626 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 index, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 index | 0.9361 index | 1.11 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.03 index | 1 index | 1.05 index | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.9819 index | 0.9654 index | 1.02 index | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9841 index | 0.9644 index | 0.9955 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9819 index | 0.9733 index | 0.9947 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9713 index | 0.9626 index | 0.9825 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa was 0.9626 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 index in 1975.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9361 index in 1971.
- How does Samoa rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Samoa ranks 171st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.