Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Samoa
Samoa: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 96.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Samoa, 1994–2024
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, total in Samoa is 96.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Samoa peaked at 115.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 2003.
Samoa ranks 52nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 115.6% | — |
| 1995 | 108.0% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 100.8% | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 102.1% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 95.2% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 97.7% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 92.9% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 97.4% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 95.3% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 95.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 92.7% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 95.3% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 101.4% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 104.4% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 100.5% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 102.3% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 107.2% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 103.4% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 105.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 102.8% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 105.0% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 96.8% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103.2% | 95.2% | 115.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 89.9% | 101.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 102.8% | 99.5% | 107.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 93.6% | 105.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 49 Trinidad and Tobago 97.1% compare
- 50 Montenegro 97.0% compare
- 51 Russia 97.0% compare
- 53 Italy 96.3% compare
- 54 Bermuda 96.1% compare
- 55 Switzerland 96.0% compare
More education data for Samoa
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Samoa?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total 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, total recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 115.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 2003.
- How does Samoa rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Samoa ranks 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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, total (% 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.