Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa
Samoa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 21.1% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa is 21.1%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa peaked at 21.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Samoa 2nd out of 97 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.6% | — |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -84.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | — |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 0.5% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 19.8% | 21.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 1 India 28.3% compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 16.3% compare
- 4 Armenia 16.2% compare
- 5 South Africa 16.0% 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 21.1% 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 21.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Samoa ranks 2nd 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes in the reference year.