School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.09 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Samoa, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Samoa stood at 6.09 years.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 6.53 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.04 years, in 1970.
That places Samoa 81st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.44 years | 5.04 years | 5.7 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.58 years | 5.39 years | 5.96 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 5.89 years | 5.77 years | 6 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 6.08 years | 5.85 years | 6.2 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.41 years | 6.28 years | 6.53 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.21 years | 6.09 years | 6.37 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- 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 1,558 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.8 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Samoa was 6.09 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.53 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.04 years in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 81st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release