Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Samoa
Samoa: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.1% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.1%
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
111th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 1998
All-time low
1.0%
in 2021
Years of data
9
1998β2023
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Samoa, 1998β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.1% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2023.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Samoa peaked at 1.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2021.
Samoa ranks 111th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 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 1.1% 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 1.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Samoa ranks 111th out of 121 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 up 3.5%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release