Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Samoa
Samoa: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male was 87.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Samoa, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 87.0% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Samoa peaked at 87.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1971.
Samoa ranks 54th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 37.0% | — |
| 1976 | 42.1% | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 40.4% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | +74.3% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +23.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 87.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.7%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 87.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.1%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.5% | 37.0% | 42.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 40.4% | 40.4% | 40.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 70.4% | 87.0% | 2 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Samoa?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Samoa was 87.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1971.
- How does Samoa rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Samoa ranks 54th out of 133 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release