Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Samoa
Samoa: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 94.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Samoa, 1971–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 94.4% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Samoa peaked at 94.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 1971.
Samoa ranks 26th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Samoa, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 29.5% | — |
| 1976 | 37.9% | +28.3% |
| 1981 | 41.5% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 74.6% | +79.8% |
| 2019 | 92.4% | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.7% | 29.5% | 37.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.5% | 41.5% | 41.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 74.6% | 92.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 94.4% | 94.4% | 1 |
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More education data for Samoa
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Samoa?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Samoa was 94.4% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 1971.
- How does Samoa rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Samoa ranks 26th out of 131 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.