Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Samoa
Samoa: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 97.99 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
97.99
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
28th
of 128 countries
All-time high
99.71
in 2017
All-time low
87.5
in 1950
Years of data
6
1950–2019
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Samoa, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Samoa is 97.99, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Samoa peaked at 99.71 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 87.5, in 1950.
Samoa ranks 28th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 87.5 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 97.94 | 97.94 | 97.94 | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.02 | 97.99 | 99.71 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,558 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.8 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Samoa?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Samoa was 97.99 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.71 in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5 in 1950.
- How does Samoa rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Samoa ranks 28th out of 128 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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