Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Samoa
Samoa: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 1.17 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Samoa, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Samoa is 1.17 GPIA, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Samoa peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4178 GPIA, in 1976.
Samoa ranks 37th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Samoa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5433 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.4178 GPIA | -23.1% |
| 1981 | 1.12 GPIA | +169.0% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 1.17 GPIA | +14.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.17 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.17 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.09 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4805 GPIA | 0.4178 GPIA | 0.5433 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.17 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Samoa?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Samoa was 1.17 GPIA 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 1.17 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4178 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Samoa rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Samoa ranks 37th out of 127 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 14.0%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release