Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years) (age years) in Samoa
Samoa: Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years) (age years) was 13 years in 2020. ▬ Flat
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Samoa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 13 years for official entrance age to upper secondary education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Samoa peaked at 13 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 13 years, in 1970.
That places Samoa 206th out of 209 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years) (age years) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13 years | — |
| 1971 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13 years | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 13 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 years, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 13 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15 years, 87% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to upper secondary education in Samoa?
- Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Samoa was 13 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 13 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 years in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Samoa ranks 206th out of 209 countries with data for 2020.
- Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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.