Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Samoa
Samoa: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 12.2% in 2017. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Samoa, 1971β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 12.2% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Samoa peaked at 12.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1981.
Samoa ranks 96th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 7.0% | 12.2% | 2 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Samoa?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Samoa was 12.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Samoa ranks 96th out of 129 countries with data for 2017.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release