Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa
Samoa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 7.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa peaked at 7.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1998.
Samoa ranks 20th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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% |
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% | 6.7% | 7.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 17 Italy 7.6% compare
- 18 South Africa 7.3% compare
- 19 United States 7.2% compare
- 21 Switzerland 6.9% compare
- 22 Armenia 6.6% compare
- 23 Slovenia 6.6% compare
More education data for Samoa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,259 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 299 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,970 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 921 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 24.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 7.0% in 2018, 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 7.0% in 2018.
- 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 20th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- 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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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.