Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa
Samoa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 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%.
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
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release