Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Samoa
Samoa: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 101.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 101.0% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Samoa peaked at 107.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 1970.
That places Samoa 104th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.7% | 84.0% | 95.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 93.0% | 89.9% | 99.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 97.9% | 95.6% | 99.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 101.1% | 96.7% | 103.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 105.6% | 103.1% | 107.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 102.5% | 101.0% | 104.7% | 5 |
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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Samoa?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Samoa was 101.0% in 2024, 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 107.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Samoa ranks 104th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 (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.