Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 100.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Samoa, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 100.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2016.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 101.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 71st of 197 countries on this measure, 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 | 70.0% | — |
| 1973 | 72.1% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 79.4% | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 80.7% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 83.2% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 83.9% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 85.4% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 86.7% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 89.0% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 90.3% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 87.6% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 86.6% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 88.7% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 88.3% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 87.7% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 90.6% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 93.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 95.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 96.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 95.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 101.0% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 100.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 100.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.3% | 70.0% | 85.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 88.1% | 86.5% | 90.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 87.8% | 86.6% | 88.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 87.8% | 96.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 97.4% | 101.0% | 6 |
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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 100.6% 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 101.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 71st out of 197 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 4.8%. 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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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.