Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa
Samoa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 9.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 97.3% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa peaked at 9.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1998.
Samoa ranks 10th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.2% | — |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | +64.4% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +22.8% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +97.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.6% | 7.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 4.6% | 9.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 7 Algeria 11.0% compare
- 8 Puerto Rico 9.9% compare
- 9 Madagascar 9.9% compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 8.5% compare
- 12 France 8.5% compare
- 13 United States 8.3% compare
More education data for Samoa
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
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 9.1% 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 9.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1998.
- How does Samoa rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Samoa ranks 10th out of 123 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 36.7%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release