Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Samoa
Samoa: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 87.0% in 2019. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Samoa, 1971β2019
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 53rd of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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
- 50 Italy 87.5% compare
- 51 United Arab Emirates 87.3% compare
- 52 Cyprus 87.1% compare
- 54 Fiji, Republic of 86.7% compare
- 55 Spain 86.4% compare
- 56 South Africa 86.1% 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 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 53rd out of 132 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