Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Samoa
Samoa: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) was 50.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Samoa, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 50.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Samoa peaked at 50.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 1981.
Samoa ranks 93rd 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 | 32.7% | 30.8% | 34.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 36.7% | 34.9% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 38.9% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 43.9% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 47.9% | 50.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 90 Costa Rica 52.7% compare
- 91 Mauritius 52.6% compare
- 92 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 51.4% compare
- 94 Ghana 49.6% compare
- 95 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 49.2% compare
- 96 South Africa 48.5% compare
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, male (modelled data) in Samoa?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Samoa was 50.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Samoa ranks 93rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release