Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Samoa
Samoa: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 61.2% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Samoa, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Samoa stood at 61.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Samoa peaked at 61.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 1981.
That places Samoa 87th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 28.8% | 25.8% | 31.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 32.4% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 39.5% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 49.6% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 57.1% | 61.2% | 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Samoa?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Samoa was 61.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Samoa ranks 87th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release