School enrolment in Samoa
Samoa: School enrolment was 22.68 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
22.68
Change on year
down 25.7%
World rank
157th
of 178 countries
All-time high
32.6
in 2000
All-time low
18.61
in 2020
Years of data
17
1999–2024
School enrolment in Samoa, 1999–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrolment in Samoa is 22.68, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 25.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrolment in Samoa peaked at 32.6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.61, in 2020.
Samoa ranks 157th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
School enrolment in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 31.72 | — |
| 2000 | 32.6 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 32.36 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 21.84 | -32.5% |
| 2011 | 23.65 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 21.97 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 23.95 | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 25.35 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 23.76 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 26.96 | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 30.02 | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 26.85 | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 18.61 | -30.7% |
| 2021 | 22.17 | +19.1% |
| 2022 | 21.87 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 30.53 | +39.6% |
| 2024 | 22.68 | -25.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 22.68 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.31, 34% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 22.68 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68.08, 33% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.72 | 31.72 | 31.72 | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.48 | 32.36 | 32.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.93 | 21.84 | 30.02 | 9 |
| 2020s | 23.17 | 18.61 | 30.53 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 154 Sierra Leone 24.97 compare
- 155 Equatorial Guinea 24.09 compare
- 156 Tokelau 23.33 compare
- 158 Micronesia (country) 21.74 compare
- 159 Senegal 21.29 compare
- 160 Lesotho 20.58 compare
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 enrolment in Samoa?
- School enrolment in Samoa was 22.68 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school enrolment recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6 in 2000.
- What is the lowest school enrolment recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.61 in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for school enrolment?
- Samoa ranks 157th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrolment rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School enrolment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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