Literacy rate, youth female in Samoa
Samoa: Literacy rate, youth female was 99.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, youth female in Samoa, 1991–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 99.6% for literacy rate, youth female in 2019.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Samoa peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 1991.
That places Samoa 22nd out of 105 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, youth female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 99.0% | — |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 99.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.0%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 99.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.9%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.5% | 100.0% | 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, youth female in Samoa?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Samoa was 99.6% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 1991.
- How does Samoa rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Samoa ranks 22nd out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.