School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 12.69 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Samoa, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Samoa is 12.69 years, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 12.69 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.22 years, in 1970.
That places Samoa 52nd out of 213 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Samoa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.22 years | — |
| 1973 | 9.36 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 10.28 years | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 10.21 years | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 10.37 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 10.45 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 10.62 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 10.74 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 10.59 years | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 10.85 years | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 11.41 years | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 11.28 years | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 11.5 years | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 11.22 years | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 11.44 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 11.36 years | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 11.31 years | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 11.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 11.44 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 11.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 11.77 years | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 11.88 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.87 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 11.86 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.84 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.01 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 12.43 years | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 12.12 years | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 12.09 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.63 years | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 12.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.69 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.07 years | 9.22 years | 10.62 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 10.9 years | 10.59 years | 11.41 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 11.35 years | 11.22 years | 11.5 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 11.72 years | 11.36 years | 12.01 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.44 years | 12.09 years | 12.69 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Samoa was 12.69 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.69 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.22 years in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 52nd out of 213 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release