School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Samoa
Samoa: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) was 22.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 22.7% for school enrollment, tertiary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Samoa peaked at 25.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places Samoa 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +475.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +90.2% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | +397.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -46.7% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +468.0% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | +175.0% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +34.7% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -39.0% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +163.7% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | +30.6% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | +4.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 22.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.7%, 39% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 22.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.5%, 40% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +475.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1983 | +468.0% | 0.5% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 8.1% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.2% | 18.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 19.7% | 25.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, female in Samoa?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Samoa was 22.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Samoa ranks 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, tertiary, female (% 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.