School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) was 5.9 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Samoa, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 5.9 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Samoa peaked at 5.9 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.94 years, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 95th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.94 years | — |
| 1975 | 4.37 years | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 4.42 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 4.42 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 4.65 years | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 4.75 years | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 5.1 years | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 4.96 years | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 5.34 years | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 5.24 years | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 5.36 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 5.24 years | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 5.33 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.23 years | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.18 years | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.24 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.4 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 5.46 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 5.46 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.38 years | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.3 years | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 5.49 years | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 5.64 years | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 5.54 years | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.6 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.87 years | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 5.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.9 years | +0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 5.9 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.52 years, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 5.9 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.6 years, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.43 years | 3.94 years | 4.75 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 5.1 years | 5.1 years | 5.1 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.24 years | 4.96 years | 5.36 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.35 years | 5.18 years | 5.49 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.74 years | 5.54 years | 5.9 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, male in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Samoa was 5.9 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.94 years in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Samoa ranks 95th out of 213 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release