Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Samoa
Samoa: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 0.6% in 2023. β² Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Samoa, 1998β2023
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.
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
- 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 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