Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa
Samoa: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.3 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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
In 2025, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa stood at 1.3 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa peaked at 1.3 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6607 index, in 1981.
Samoa ranks 14th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7416 index | 0.6607 index | 0.8174 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9265 index | 0.8388 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 index | 1.03 index | 1.2 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 index | 1.21 index | 1.28 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 index | 1.28 index | 1.3 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More gender data for Samoa
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,611 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,806 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,679 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 2,871 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Samoa was 1.3 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6607 index in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Samoa ranks 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.