Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Samoa
Samoa: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 98.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Samoa, 1991–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate of young men vs. women in Samoa is 98.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Samoa peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2019.
Samoa ranks 40th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 99.1% | — |
| 2011 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.5% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 literacy rate of young men vs. women in Samoa?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Samoa was 98.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2019.
- How does Samoa rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Samoa ranks 40th out of 95 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.