School completion, annual growth rate in Samoa
Samoa: School completion, annual growth rate was 0.0305 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
School completion, annual growth rate in Samoa, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0305 % change on previous year for school completion, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Samoa peaked at 0.0937 % change on previous year in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0305 % change on previous year, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 103rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
School completion, annual growth rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.0937 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0.0832 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0727 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0727 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0623 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 0.083 % change on previous year | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0622 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0518 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0517 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0621 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 1992 | 0.093 % change on previous year | +49.9% |
| 1993 | 0.062 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0516 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0413 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0722 % change on previous year | +74.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0515 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0927 % change on previous year | +79.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0617 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0514 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0719 % change on previous year | +39.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0411 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0513 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 2004 | 0.041 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0615 % change on previous year | +49.9% |
| 2006 | 0.041 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0512 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0615 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0512 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0614 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0613 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0613 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0613 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0612 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0714 % change on previous year | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 0.051 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0407 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0509 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0407 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0509 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0407 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0407 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0305 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0406 % change on previous year | +33.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0305 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0305 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0766 % change on previous year, 40% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0305 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0707 % change on previous year, 43% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0727 % change on previous year | 0.0518 % change on previous year | 0.0937 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.064 % change on previous year | 0.0413 % change on previous year | 0.093 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0523 % change on previous year | 0.041 % change on previous year | 0.0719 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0561 % change on previous year | 0.0407 % change on previous year | 0.0714 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.039 % change on previous year | 0.0305 % change on previous year | 0.0509 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 100 Belgium 0.0404 % change on previous year compare
- 101 Albania 0.0308 % change on previous year compare
- 102 Azerbaijan 0.0305 % change on previous year compare
- 104 Cuba 0.0302 % change on previous year compare
- 105 North Macedonia 0.0302 % change on previous year compare
- 106 Saint Lucia 0.0301 % change on previous year compare
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 school completion, annual growth rate in Samoa?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Samoa was 0.0305 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0937 % change on previous year in 1982.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0305 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 103rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Share of children who have completed primary school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.