Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Samoa
Samoa: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 98.5% in 2025. β¬ Flat
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Samoa, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 98.5% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Samoa peaked at 98.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 96.1%, in 1981.
Samoa ranks 71st of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.4% | 96.1% | 96.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 96.7% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.5% | 97.3% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.8% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.3% | 98.5% | 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, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Samoa?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Samoa was 98.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.1% in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Samoa ranks 71st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release