Education spending in Samoa
Samoa: Education spending was 5.46 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.46
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
38th
of 199 countries
All-time high
6.16
in 2022
All-time low
3.63
in 2000
Years of data
19
1999–2024
Education spending in Samoa, 1999–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, education spending in Samoa stood at 5.46.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Samoa peaked at 6.16 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.63, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 38th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Education spending in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.02 | — |
| 2000 | 3.63 | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 3.98 | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 3.94 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 5.12 | +29.9% |
| 2011 | 4.77 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 4.89 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 4.61 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 5.41 | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 4.42 | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 3.98 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 4.19 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 4.47 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 4.58 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.5 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.22 | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 6.16 | +18.1% |
| 2023 | 6.11 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 5.46 | -10.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 5.46 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.25, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 5.46 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.25, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.02 | 4.02 | 4.02 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.17 | 3.63 | 5.12 | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.59 | 3.98 | 5.41 | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.49 | 4.5 | 6.16 | 5 |
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 education spending in Samoa?
- Education spending in Samoa was 5.46 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.16 in 2022.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.63 in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for education spending?
- Samoa ranks 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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