Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Samoa
Samoa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted was 1.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa peaked at 2.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.
That places Samoa 4th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Samoa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 1.5% | — |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +41.9% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -19.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9%, 1.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 2 |
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 1.6% in 2021, 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 2.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
- How does Samoa rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Samoa ranks 4th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- 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 Services 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