Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 97.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Samoa, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Samoa is 97.4%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 97.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 1970.
That places Samoa 99th out of 211 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72.7% | — |
| 1973 | 74.0% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 80.2% | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 79.4% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 80.4% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 81.0% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 82.3% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 81.7% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 83.6% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 87.7% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 87.1% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 88.8% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 87.1% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 88.8% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 87.5% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 88.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 89.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 91.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 92.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 92.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 95.4% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 92.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.6% | 72.7% | 82.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 84.0% | 81.7% | 87.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 87.1% | 88.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 87.2% | 92.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 92.8% | 97.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 96 Bahrain 97.8% compare
- 97 Mauritius 97.6% compare
- 98 Kazakhstan 97.5% compare
- 100 East Timor 97.4% compare
- 101 China 97.4% compare
- 102 United States 97.2% compare
More education data for Samoa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,677 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.7558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0765 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18,285 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0839 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,964 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1154 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.79 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Samoa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Samoa was 97.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 99th out of 211 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release