School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.06 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Samoa, 1995β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 8.06 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Samoa peaked at 8.61 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.64 years, in 1999.
Samoa ranks 156th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.86 years | 7.64 years | 8.03 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 8 years | 7.77 years | 8.15 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.43 years | 8.24 years | 8.61 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.2 years | 8.06 years | 8.37 years | 4 |
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More education data for Samoa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Samoa was 8.06 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.61 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.64 years in 1999.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Samoa ranks 156th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release