Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Samoa
Samoa: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 1.03 GPIA in 2019. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Samoa, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Samoa stood at 1.03 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Samoa peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9988 GPIA, in 1981.
Samoa ranks 4th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Samoa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9988 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.994 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9741 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9988 GPIA | 0.9988 GPIA | 0.9988 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 4 |
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 primary education or higher in Samoa?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Samoa was 1.03 GPIA in 2019, 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 1.03 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9988 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Samoa ranks 4th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release