School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.9195 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Samoa, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Samoa stood at 0.9195 years. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 0.9195 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0476 years, in 1970.
That places Samoa 115th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0888 years | 0.0476 years | 0.1375 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.1708 years | 0.1555 years | 0.1861 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5215 years | 0.4546 years | 0.5883 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3782 years | 0.3782 years | 0.3782 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8573 years | 0.7951 years | 0.9195 years | 2 |
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More education data for Samoa
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 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, tertiary, both sexes in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Samoa was 0.9195 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9195 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0476 years in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 115th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.