Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Samoa
Samoa: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 92.3% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Samoa, 1971β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Samoa stood at 92.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Samoa peaked at 92.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 1971.
That places Samoa 37th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.6% | 33.2% | 40.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.0% | 41.0% | 41.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 72.5% | 89.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 92.3% | 92.3% | 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 92.3% 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 92.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 1971.
- How does Samoa rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Samoa ranks 37th out of 134 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 27.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release