Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male (%) in Samoa
Samoa: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male (%) was 20.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Samoa stood at 20.9%.
That represents a change of down 27.4% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Samoa peaked at 29.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2020.
That places Samoa 156th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male (%) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.7% | — |
| 2001 | 29.4% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -30.9% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | -34.2% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | +38.9% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | -27.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 20.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.3%, 32% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 20.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.7%, 34% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 29.4% | 29.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 20.3% | 28.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 17.4% | 28.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 153 Equatorial Guinea 24.2% compare
- 154 Sierra Leone 23.8% compare
- 155 Micronesia (country) 21.8% compare
- 157 Lesotho 20.3% compare
- 158 Botswana 19.4% compare
- 159 Senegal 19.4% compare
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 net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Samoa?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Samoa was 20.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male?
- Samoa ranks 156th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release