Samoa: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Samoa's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.02 on 2020 (from 0.99 to 1).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2020), the average change was +0.00118 and a typical year strayed about 0.02 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.1 in 1972 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.12 in 1976. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 7% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Samoa had the 26th highest value of the 64 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Samoa in the 2021 ranking

• Zimbabwe — 23rd of 64: 1.01
• Montenegro — 24th of 64: 1
• Belarus — 25th of 64: 1
• Serbia — 27th of 64: 1
• Oman — 28th of 64: 1
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 29th of 64: 1

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 41 values

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Australia — 1 (2020)
• Brunei Darussalam — 1 (2020)
• Cambodia — 0.98 (2021)
• China — 1.01 (2021)
• Fiji — 0.96 (2021)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 1.04 (2021)
• Indonesia — 0.97 (2018)
• Japan — 1 (2019)
• Kiribati — 1.06 (2020)

More education data for Samoa

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 34,962 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 101.04% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 99.1% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 102.89% (2024)
• Primary education, pupils (% female) — 48.01% (2018)
• Secondary education, general pupils — 25,583 (2018)

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Questions people ask

What is Samoa's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

1 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 3.47% from 0.97 in 1970 (0.07% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.14 in 1975 and the lowest 0.89 in 1971.

How does Samoa rank?

26th highest of 64 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Samoa?

In 2021, Samoa's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.02 on 2020 (from 0.99 to 1). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2020), the average change was +0.00118 and a typical year strayed about 0.02 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRIM.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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