Literacy rate, adult male in Samoa
Samoa: Literacy rate, adult male was 98.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, adult male in Samoa, 1991–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 98.3% for literacy rate, adult male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult male in Samoa peaked at 99.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2019.
Samoa ranks 22nd of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, adult male in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 98.4% | — |
| 2011 | 98.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | -1.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 98.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.8%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 98.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.5%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.3% | 99.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,211 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 397 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,580 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,585 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,964 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 34,962 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1604 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult male in Samoa?
- Literacy rate, adult male in Samoa was 98.3% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2019.
- How does Samoa rank for literacy rate, adult male?
- Samoa ranks 22nd out of 88 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, adult male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.