Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Samoa
Samoa: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female was 0.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Samoa, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Samoa stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of down 28.7% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Samoa peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2015.
That places Samoa 113th out of 171 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6% | — |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -22.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +33.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +110.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -28.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -28.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 7 |
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 3 of primary education, female in Samoa?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Samoa was 0.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female?
- Samoa ranks 113th out of 171 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.