Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Samoa
Samoa: Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) was 101.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Samoa, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, male in Samoa stood at 101.5%.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Samoa peaked at 112.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 2001.
Samoa ranks 27th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100.6% | — |
| 2000 | 95.5% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 88.7% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 104.1% | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 104.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 104.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 103.4% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 105.8% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 105.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 112.1% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 105.8% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 108.9% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 100.1% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 107.8% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 100.9% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 102.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 101.5% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.6% | 100.6% | 100.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 88.7% | 104.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 105.0% | 98.9% | 112.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 102.5% | 99.7% | 107.8% | 5 |
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 primary completion rate, male in Samoa?
- Primary completion rate, male in Samoa was 101.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 112.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 2001.
- How does Samoa rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Samoa ranks 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.