China vs Samoa: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
China
1.02 index
in 2025
Samoa
1.02 index
in 2025
China rank
66th
Samoa rank
64th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- China
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.02 index against 1.02 index in China, a difference of 0 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
China ranks 66th and Samoa ranks 64th of 165 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.866 index | 1.03 index | 0.1655 index | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.9348 index | 1.03 index | 0.0932 index | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.9822 index | 1.02 index | 0.0424 index | Samoa |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 0.0101 index | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 0.0029 index | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, China or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1.02 index against 1.02 index in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between China and Samoa?
- 0 index, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do China and Samoa rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- China ranks 66th and Samoa ranks 64th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.