Lower secondary completion rate, male in Samoa
Samoa: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 96.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Samoa, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Samoa is 96.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Samoa peaked at 110.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 90.6%, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 48th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 94.7% | — |
| 2000 | 90.6% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 97.8% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 101.5% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 104.9% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 103.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 105.0% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 110.8% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 106.0% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 102.1% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 103.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 105.2% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 101.5% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 96.8% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.7% | 94.7% | 94.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 90.6% | 101.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 103.7% | 98.3% | 110.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 91.6% | 105.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 921 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 24.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Samoa?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Samoa was 96.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 110.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.6% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Samoa ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.