Completion rate, lower secondary education, both … modelled data both in Samoa
Samoa: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both … modelled data both was 97.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
97.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
46th
of 164 countries
All-time high
97.3%
in 2025
All-time low
91.4%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
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.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both … modelled data both in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 91.4% | — |
| 1982 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 92.0% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 92.4% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 97.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.4%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 97.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87.5%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2024)
- 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)
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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February 2026 Data Release