Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Samoa
Samoa: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 86.1% in 2023. β² Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Samoa, 1998β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 86.1% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2023.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Samoa peaked at 93.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 1998.
That places Samoa 15th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.0% | 47.5% | 56.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 68.5% | 68.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 90.7% | 91.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 86.1% | 93.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Samoa?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Samoa was 86.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 1998.
- How does Samoa rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Samoa ranks 15th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release