School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 12.89 years in 2016. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Samoa, 1970β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Samoa is 12.89 years, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Samoa peaked at 12.89 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.53 years, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 40th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.53 years | 9.53 years | 10.94 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 10.82 years | 10.82 years | 10.82 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.54 years | 11.24 years | 11.71 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 11.99 years | 11.66 years | 12.25 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.67 years | 12.27 years | 12.89 years | 6 |
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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 secondary, female in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Samoa was 12.89 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.89 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.53 years in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Samoa ranks 40th out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release