Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Samoa
Samoa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 103.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Samoa, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Samoa is 103.7%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Samoa peaked at 114.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 94.8%, in 2002.
That places Samoa 57th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 98.4% | — |
| 1998 | 97.4% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 95.7% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 96.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 94.8% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 97.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 100.7% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 102.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 107.2% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 110.4% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 107.0% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 106.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 113.6% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 114.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 109.7% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 108.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 103.5% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 103.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.1% | 95.7% | 98.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 94.8% | 107.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 108.5% | 103.5% | 114.0% | 9 |
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More education data for Samoa
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Samoa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Samoa was 103.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 114.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.8% in 2002.
- How does Samoa rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Samoa ranks 57th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.