Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Samoa
Samoa: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 1.06 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Samoa, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Samoa stood at 1.06 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Samoa peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7989 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Samoa 12th out of 132 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Samoa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7989 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.8997 GPIA | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 1.03 GPIA | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9818 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9451 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8493 GPIA | 0.7989 GPIA | 0.8997 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 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 1.06 GPIA 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 1.06 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7989 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Samoa rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Samoa ranks 12th 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 0.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release