Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Samoa
Samoa: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Samoa, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Samoa is 1.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Samoa peaked at 1.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1999.
That places Samoa 106th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.1% | — |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +38.8% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -30.2% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +19.1% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +52.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -30.9% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,259 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 299 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,970 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 921 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 24.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Samoa?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Samoa was 1.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1999.
- How does Samoa rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
- Samoa ranks 106th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 primary education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release