Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa
Samoa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.4%
World rank
115th
of 121 countries
All-time high
17.4%
in 1998
All-time low
0.0%
in 2018
Years of data
9
1998–2023
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of up 155.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa peaked at 17.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.
Samoa ranks 115th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.4% | — |
| 1999 | 14.3% | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | -45.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -93.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 1.4% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 14.3% | 17.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 112 Bangladesh 1.9% compare
- 113 Puerto Rico 1.6% compare
- 114 Botswana 1.4%
- 116 Burkina Faso 1.1% compare
- 117 Eritrea 0.6% compare
- 118 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
- 118 Monaco 0.0%
- 118 Eswatini 0.0%
- 118 British Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
More education data for Samoa
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,154 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2124 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,810 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0156 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,165 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.73 % 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 1.4% 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 17.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Samoa rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Samoa ranks 115th 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 up 155.8%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release