Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Samoa
Samoa: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Samoa, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.8% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.0% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Samoa peaked at 1.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2022.
That places Samoa 110th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -29.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +29.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +133.3% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -43.5% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Samoa
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Samoa?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Samoa was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
- Samoa ranks 110th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release