Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Samoa
Samoa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female was 9.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 9.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2021. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 78.7% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa peaked at 9.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.
Samoa ranks 5th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 3.3% | — |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +63.9% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +78.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 9.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 2.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 9.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.1%, 3.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 5.5% | 9.9% | 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 9.9% 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 9.9% in 2021.
- 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 5th out of 122 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release