Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … both North Western Europe in Samoa
Samoa: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … both North Western Europe was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Samoa, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.5% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Samoa peaked at 1.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2015.
Samoa ranks 129th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … both North Western Europe in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9% | — |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +25.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -26.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +30.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -32.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +112.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +55.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +31.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -30.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 65% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … both North Western Europe in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +112.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 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 mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Samoa?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Samoa was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- Samoa ranks 129th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in North America and Western Europe, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release