Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled female in Samoa
Samoa: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled female was 1,970 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in Samoa stood at 1,970.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in Samoa peaked at 2,154 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1970.
That places Samoa 169th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 | — |
| 1971 | 6 | +500.0% |
| 1972 | 7.75 | +29.2% |
| 1973 | 9.5 | +22.6% |
| 1974 | 11.25 | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 13 | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 42.5 | +226.9% |
| 1977 | 72 | +69.4% |
| 1978 | 65.25 | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 58.5 | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 51.75 | -11.5% |
| 1981 | 45 | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 154.5 | +243.3% |
| 1983 | 264 | +70.9% |
| 1998 | 668 | +153.0% |
| 1999 | 888 | +32.9% |
| 2000 | 524 | -41.0% |
| 2017 | 1,541 | +194.1% |
| 2018 | 1,655 | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 1,521 | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 1,690 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 2,154 | +27.5% |
| 2022 | 2,144 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,856 | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 1,970 | +6.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,970 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 147,656, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,970 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95,251, 2% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled female in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +500.0% | 1 | 6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.68 | 1 | 72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 128.81 | 45 | 264 | 4 |
| 1990s | 778 | 668 | 888 | 2 |
| 2000s | 524 | 524 | 524 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,572 | 1,521 | 1,655 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,963 | 1,690 | 2,154 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 166 Sierra Leone 2,602 compare
- 167 Tonga 2,536 compare
- 168 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,372 compare
- 170 United States Virgin Islands 1,900 compare
- 171 Djibouti 1,877 compare
- 172 Haiti 1,625 compare
More education data for Samoa
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1604 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in Samoa?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in Samoa was 1,970 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,154 in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
- Samoa ranks 169th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.