School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 6.15 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
6.15 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
85th
of 214 countries
All-time high
6.15 years
in 2015
All-time low
3.86 years
in 1973
Years of data
32
1970–2016
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Samoa, 1970–2016
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 85th of 214 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.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.18 years | — |
| 1973 | 3.86 years | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 4.65 years | +20.4% |
| 1976 | 4.61 years | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 4.74 years | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 4.82 years | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 4.92 years | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 5.17 years | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 5.11 years | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 5.46 years | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 5.44 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.32 years | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 5.5 years | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 5.34 years | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 5.56 years | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 5.51 years | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 5.55 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 5.52 years | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.46 years | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.47 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.69 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 5.73 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.72 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.71 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.63 years | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 5.82 years | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 5.94 years | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 5.83 years | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.81 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.15 years | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 6.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.15 years | -0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 6.15 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.89 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 6.15 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.77 years, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,211 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 397 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,580 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,585 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,964 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 34,962 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1604 units per person (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 85th out of 214 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release