Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Samoa
Samoa: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 97.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Samoa, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 97.3% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Samoa peaked at 97.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 91.4%, in 1981.
Samoa ranks 46th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.1% | 91.4% | 92.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 93.7% | 93.0% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 94.5% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 95.8% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.9% | 97.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Samoa?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Samoa was 97.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.4% in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Samoa ranks 46th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release