Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Samoa
Samoa: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 96.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Samoa, 1981–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Samoa stood at 96.0%.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Samoa peaked at 99.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 1981.
Samoa ranks 59th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.3% | 43.3% | 43.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 93.2% | 99.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 1 |
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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 primary education or higher in Samoa?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Samoa was 96.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Samoa ranks 59th out of 135 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release