Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Samoa
Samoa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 98.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
98.6%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
87th
of 199 countries
All-time high
106.5%
in 2017
All-time low
94.7%
in 2002
Years of data
25
1995–2023
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Samoa, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Samoa is 98.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Samoa peaked at 106.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 2002.
Samoa ranks 87th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 105.9% | — |
| 1998 | 100.7% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 96.9% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 95.4% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 94.7% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 97.1% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 103.7% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 102.2% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 101.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 101.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 102.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 105.5% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 106.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 103.9% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 105.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 103.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 100.3% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101.2% | 96.9% | 105.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 94.7% | 103.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 103.0% | 98.2% | 106.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 100.1% | 98.2% | 103.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Samoa
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Samoa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Samoa was 98.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 106.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2002.
- How does Samoa rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Samoa ranks 87th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release