Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Samoa
Samoa: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 12.44 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Samoa, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 12.44 for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Samoa peaked at 12.44 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.61, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 130th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.61 | — |
| 1991 | 11.62 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 11.63 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 11.64 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 11.65 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 11.66 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 11.67 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 11.68 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 11.69 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 11.76 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 11.61 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 11.65 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 11.69 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 11.73 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 11.78 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 11.82 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 11.86 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.9 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 11.94 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 11.98 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 12.02 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 12.06 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 12.11 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 12.15 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.19 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.23 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.27 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.31 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.35 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 12.4 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.44 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.66 | 11.61 | 11.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8 | 11.61 | 11.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.21 | 12.02 | 12.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.44 | 12.44 | 12.44 | 4 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Samoa?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Samoa was 12.44 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.44 in 2020.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.61 in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Samoa ranks 130th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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