School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 1.3 years in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Samoa, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.3 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Samoa peaked at 1.47 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 years, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 128th of 189 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.0162 years | 0.0009 years | 0.0489 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0871 years | 0.0261 years | 0.1481 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.4778 years | 0.4073 years | 0.5484 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3347 years | 0.3347 years | 0.3347 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.04 years | 0.9631 years | 1.15 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.34 years | 1.15 years | 1.47 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 125 South Africa 1.48 years compare
- 126 Cape Verde 1.43 years compare
- 127 Sri Lanka 1.3 years compare
- 129 Tajikistan 1.3 years compare
- 130 Myanmar 1.23 years compare
- 131 Zimbabwe 1.22 years compare
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, tertiary, female in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Samoa was 1.3 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 years in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Samoa ranks 128th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release