School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 6.15 years in 2016. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Samoa, 1970β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 6.15 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 6.15 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.86 years, in 1973.
Samoa ranks 83rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.54 years | 3.86 years | 4.92 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.3 years | 5.11 years | 5.46 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 5.46 years | 5.32 years | 5.56 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.64 years | 5.46 years | 5.82 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.01 years | 5.81 years | 6.15 years | 6 |
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, secondary, both sexes in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Samoa was 6.15 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.15 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.86 years in 1973.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 83rd out of 208 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release