Official entrance age to upper secondary education in American Samoa
American Samoa: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 16 years in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
16 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 209 countries
All-time high
16 years
in 1989
All-time low
16 years
in 1989
Years of data
15
1989–2020
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in American Samoa, 1989–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 16 years for official entrance age to upper secondary education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in American Samoa peaked at 16 years in 1989 and was at its lowest, 16 years, in 1989.
That places American Samoa 12th out of 209 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 16 years | — |
| 1990 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 1 |
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More education data for American Samoa
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,008 tertiary education (2009)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.81 % change on previous year (1989)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 973 (2007)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 524 (1992)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to upper secondary education in American Samoa?
- Official entrance age to upper secondary education in American Samoa was 16 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 16 years in 1989.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 years in 1989.
- How does American Samoa rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- American Samoa ranks 12th out of 209 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.