Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 105.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 105.5% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 112.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 96.4%, in 2002.
That places Samoa 47th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 100.0% | — |
| 1998 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 97.9% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 97.2% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 98.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 96.4% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 102.7% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 105.2% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 109.3% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 109.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 105.8% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 107.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 111.3% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 112.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 110.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 110.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 106.1% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 105.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.3% | 97.9% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 100.6% | 96.4% | 109.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 108.6% | 105.5% | 112.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 44 Lithuania 106.2% compare
- 45 United Arab Emirates 105.7% compare
- 46 Sao Tome and Principe 105.5% compare
- 48 Ecuador 105.3% compare
- 49 Guyana 104.9% compare
- 50 Cape Verde 104.8% compare
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, lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa was 105.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 112.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.4% in 2002.
- How does Samoa rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 47th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.