Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Samoa
Samoa: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Samoa, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Samoa stood at 0.8%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Samoa peaked at 1.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2016.
That places Samoa 124th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.4% | — |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +225.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -41.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -41.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +49.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -47.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +77.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -32.9% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +301.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -68.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +54.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1604 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Samoa?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Samoa was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
- Samoa ranks 124th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release