School enrollment, secondary in Samoa
Samoa: School enrollment, secondary was 87.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Samoa, 1970–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 87.4% for school enrollment, secondary in 2016.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Samoa peaked at 87.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 1973.
That places Samoa 117th out of 203 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 59.7% | — |
| 1973 | 55.2% | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 66.5% | +20.4% |
| 1976 | 65.8% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 67.7% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 68.9% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 70.3% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 73.9% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 73.1% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 78.0% | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 77.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 76.0% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 78.0% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 76.3% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 79.4% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 78.7% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 77.4% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 78.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.3% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 81.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 80.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 82.6% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 82.8% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 82.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | -0.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 87.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.7%, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 87.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.3%, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.9% | 55.2% | 70.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 75.7% | 73.1% | 78.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 77.9% | 76.0% | 79.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 77.4% | 82.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 82.4% | 87.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 114 Sri Lanka 88.0% compare
- 115 Saint Lucia 87.9% compare
- 116 Bosnia and Herzegovina 87.9% compare
- 118 Micronesia (country) 87.3% compare
- 119 Sierra Leone 86.9% compare
- 120 Tajikistan 86.9% 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 enrollment, secondary in Samoa?
- School enrollment, secondary in Samoa was 87.4% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 1973.
- How does Samoa rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Samoa ranks 117th out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.