Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Samoa
Samoa: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 79.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Samoa, 1995–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Samoa is 79.6%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Samoa peaked at 79.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 1995.
That places Samoa 90th out of 182 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 60.8% | — |
| 1998 | 62.6% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 66.1% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 69.1% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 71.2% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 69.4% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 68.1% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 67.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 68.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 71.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.2% | 60.8% | 66.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 64.2% | 71.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 70.3% | 79.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 87 Azerbaijan 81.2% compare
- 88 Kyrgyzstan 80.8% compare
- 89 Brazil 79.7% compare
- 91 Iran, Islamic Republic of 79.3% compare
- 92 Dominica 78.7% compare
- 93 Indonesia 78.7% compare
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, upper secondary, male in Samoa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Samoa was 79.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 1995.
- How does Samoa rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Samoa ranks 90th out of 182 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.