Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Samoa
Samoa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 107.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Samoa, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Samoa stood at 107.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Samoa peaked at 111.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 98.1%, in 2002.
Samoa ranks 36th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 101.7% | — |
| 1998 | 102.8% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 100.3% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 101.1% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 98.1% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 99.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 101.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 104.9% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 108.2% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 111.5% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 108.3% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 104.5% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 108.5% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 108.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 109.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 110.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 111.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 108.8% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 107.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101.6% | 100.3% | 102.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 102.5% | 98.1% | 111.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 108.7% | 104.5% | 111.3% | 9 |
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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 107.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 111.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.1% in 2002.
- How does Samoa rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Samoa ranks 36th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.