Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Samoa
Samoa: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.3 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.3 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
14th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.3 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.6607 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Samoa, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Samoa is 1.3 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Samoa peaked at 1.3 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6607 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Samoa 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Samoa, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6607 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.6818 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6989 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7221 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7445 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7634 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7849 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8003 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8174 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8388 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.86 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8754 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9009 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9206 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9382 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.956 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9735 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9913 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.01 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.05 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.07 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.09 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.11 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.13 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.14 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.16 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.18 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.2 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.21 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.23 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.24 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.24 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.25 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.26 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.26 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.27 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.27 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.28 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.28 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.28 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.29 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.29 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.29 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.3 modelled data | +0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.3 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.3 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.17 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7416 modelled data | 0.6607 modelled data | 0.8174 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9265 modelled data | 0.8388 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 1.2 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 modelled data | 1.21 modelled data | 1.28 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 modelled data | 1.28 modelled data | 1.3 modelled data | 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Samoa?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Samoa was 1.3 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6607 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Samoa ranks 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 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, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release