Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa
Samoa: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.03 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa peaked at 1.07 index in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1.03 index, in 2025.
That places Samoa 66th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.07 index | — |
| 1982 | 1.07 index | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.07 index | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.07 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.07 index | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.07 index | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.07 index | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.07 index | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.07 index | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.07 index | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.07 index | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.07 index | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.06 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.06 index | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.05 index | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.05 index | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.05 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.04 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.03 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.03 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 index, 96% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.07 index | 1.07 index | 1.07 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 index | 1.05 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 index | 1.04 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 index | 1.03 index | 1.04 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More gender data for Samoa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 79.58 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9176 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 146.39 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 146.39 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa was 1.03 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 index in 1981.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Samoa ranks 66th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.