Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Samoa
Samoa: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6%
Change on year
down 59.0%
World rank
19th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2021
All-time low
0.3%
in 2000
Years of data
9
1998–2023
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Samoa, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Samoa stood at 0.6%.
That represents a change of down 59.0% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Samoa peaked at 1.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
That places Samoa 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Samoa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7% | — |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -56.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +99.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -39.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +83.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +112.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -59.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 3 |
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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Samoa?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Samoa was 0.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Samoa ranks 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes 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