Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 22.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Samoa, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 22.7% for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 25.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 32.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2020.
Samoa ranks 157th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 32.4% | 32.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 21.8% | 30.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 18.6% | 30.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 154 Sierra Leone 25.0% compare
- 155 Equatorial Guinea 24.1% compare
- 156 Tokelau 23.3% compare
- 158 Micronesia (Federated States of) 21.7% compare
- 159 Senegal 21.3% compare
- 160 Lesotho 20.6% 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 net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Samoa?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Samoa was 22.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 157th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release