Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Samoa
Samoa: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 94.4% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Samoa, 1971β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Samoa is 94.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Samoa peaked at 94.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 1971.
That places Samoa 26th out of 131 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
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 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 94.4% in 2022, 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 94.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 1971.
- How does Samoa rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Samoa ranks 26th out of 131 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release