Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Samoa
Samoa: Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching was 50.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
50.9%
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
69th
of 87 countries
All-time high
56.6%
in 2022
All-time low
13.8%
in 2016
Years of data
6
2016–2023
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Samoa, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Samoa stood at 50.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 269.4% over ten years.
That places Samoa 69th out of 87 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.2% | 13.8% | 32.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 45.1% | 56.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,558 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.8 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Samoa?
- Share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Samoa was 50.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching?
- Samoa ranks 69th out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 269.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%)