School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower was 8.14 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa is 8.14 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 8.68 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.7 years, in 1999.
Samoa ranks 151st of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in Samoa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.09 years | — |
| 1998 | 7.83 years | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 7.7 years | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 7.77 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 7.91 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 7.91 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 8.12 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 8.09 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 8.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 8.16 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 8.26 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.58 years | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 8.3 years | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 8.31 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.55 years | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 8.64 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 8.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.63 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 8.44 years | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 8.42 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.3 years | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 8.43 years | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 8.27 years | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 8.14 years | -1.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 8.14 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.97 years, 91% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 8.14 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.98 years, 91% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.87 years | 7.7 years | 8.09 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.04 years | 7.77 years | 8.26 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.51 years | 8.3 years | 8.68 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.29 years | 8.14 years | 8.43 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa was 8.14 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.68 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7 years in 1999.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 151st out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release