Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa
Samoa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa is 1.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 20.8% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa peaked at 1.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
That places Samoa 19th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.4% | — |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -55.1% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +108.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,677 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.7558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0765 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18,285 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0839 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,964 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1154 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.79 % change on previous year (2023)
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 1.2% 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 1.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Samoa ranks 19th out of 121 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 4.3%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law 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