Maldives vs Samoa: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Maldives
1.04 index
in 2025
Samoa
1.03 index
in 2025
Maldives rank
63rd
Samoa rank
66th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Maldives
- Samoa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.04 index against 1.03 index in Samoa, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Samoa ahead.
Maldives ranks 63rd and Samoa ranks 66th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0313 index | 1.07 index | 1.04 index | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.4729 index | 1.06 index | 0.5904 index | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.9959 index | 1.05 index | 0.0572 index | Samoa |
| 2010s | 1.1 index | 1.04 index | 0.0543 index | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1.06 index | 1.04 index | 0.023 index | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Maldives or Samoa?
- Maldives, at 1.04 index against 1.03 index in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Maldives and Samoa?
- 0.01 index, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Samoa rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Maldives ranks 63rd and Samoa ranks 66th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, 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 equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.