Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in Samoa
Samoa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 9.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in Samoa stood at 9.8%.
The figure is up 23.2% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in Samoa peaked at 15.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1970.
That places Samoa 158th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.8% | — |
| 1971 | 1.9% | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | +68.2% |
| 1977 | 3.9% | +22.6% |
| 1981 | 6.3% | +61.8% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | -51.8% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | +195.0% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | -31.1% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +49.6% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -33.9% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | +23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 3.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 3.0% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 8.9% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 8.0% | 15.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Samoa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,259 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 299 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,970 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 921 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 24.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in Samoa?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in Samoa was 9.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- Samoa ranks 158th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release