Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before … net both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before … net both sexes was 29.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Samoa, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 29.8% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2024.
That represents a change of down 19.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Samoa peaked at 37.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2012.
That places Samoa 163rd out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before … net both sexes in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 33.7% | — |
| 2000 | 37.1% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -30.1% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | +19.1% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | -19.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 29.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.4%, 35% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 29.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87.0%, 34% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.7% | 33.7% | 33.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 34.8% | 37.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 23.9% | 34.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 26.1% | 37.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,211 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 397 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,580 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,585 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,964 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 34,962 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1604 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Samoa?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Samoa was 29.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Samoa ranks 163rd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release