Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in American Samoa
American Samoa: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 89.9% in 1992. ▬ Flat
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in American Samoa, 1982–1992
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 89.9% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 1992. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in American Samoa peaked at 102.8% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 1992.
That places American Samoa 186th out of 217 countries with data for 1992, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.6% | 97.1% | 102.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 95.2% | 89.9% | 100.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
More education data for American Samoa
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (1992)
- Primary education, teachers 524 (1992)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.27 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 91.2% (1992)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in American Samoa?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in American Samoa was 89.9% in 1992, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 102.8% in 1985.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 1992.
- How does American Samoa rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- American Samoa ranks 186th out of 217 countries with data for 1992.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.