Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics in Samoa
Samoa: Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics was 7.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa stood at 7.7%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa peaked at 7.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1998.
That places Samoa 23rd out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.5% | — |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +116.0% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +73.1% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -31.0% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +61.7% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +16.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 7.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 7.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.4%, 1.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.1% | 7.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,211 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 397 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,580 (2024)
- 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)
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 7.7% 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 7.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1998.
- How does Samoa rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Samoa ranks 23rd 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 28.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release