Lower secondary completion rate, total in Samoa
Samoa: Lower secondary completion rate, total 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 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 Russian Federation 97.0% compare
- 53 Italy 96.3% compare
- 54 Bermuda 96.1% compare
- 55 Switzerland 96.0% compare
More education data for Samoa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (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.