Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Samoa
Samoa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 98.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Samoa, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Samoa stood at 98.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Samoa peaked at 98.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 1970.
That places Samoa 85th out of 193 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 69.1% | — |
| 1975 | 75.1% | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 79.5% | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 81.1% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 82.7% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 83.7% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 85.9% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 83.2% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 84.8% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 84.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 85.8% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 84.6% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 85.6% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 87.8% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 91.1% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 93.1% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 93.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 96.3% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 94.5% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 98.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.5% | 69.1% | 83.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 85.9% | 85.9% | 85.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 84.8% | 83.2% | 85.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 85.0% | 93.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 94.5% | 98.3% | 6 |
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More education data for Samoa
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,810 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0156 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,165 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2,891 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,259 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 299 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,970 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Samoa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Samoa was 98.1% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Samoa ranks 85th out of 193 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.