Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa
Samoa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.4%
Change on year
down 78.1%
World rank
100th
of 112 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 2021
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
8
1998–2023
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 78.1% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa peaked at 2.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
That places Samoa 100th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.3% | — |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +119.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +29.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -64.9% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +741.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -78.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 2.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 97 Ghana 0.4% compare
- 98 Kazakhstan 0.4% compare
- 99 Uruguay 0.4% compare
- 101 Georgia 0.4% compare
- 102 Azerbaijan 0.4% compare
- 103 Uzbekistan 0.4% compare
More education data for Samoa
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1604 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,962 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1171 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa was 0.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Samoa ranks 100th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release