Schools access to wash in Samoa
Samoa: Schools access to wash was 70.22 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
70.22
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
98th
of 106 countries
All-time high
100
in 2016
All-time low
70.22
in 2024
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Schools access to wash in Samoa, 2016–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for schools access to wash in Samoa is 70.22, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, schools access to wash in Samoa peaked at 100 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 70.22, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 98th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Schools access to wash in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 100 | — |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.42 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 73.99 | -25.6% |
| 2022 | 71.1 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 70.52 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 70.22 | -0.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 70.22 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.83, 70% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 70.22 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100, 70% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 4 |
| 2020s | 77.05 | 70.22 | 99.42 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is schools access to wash in Samoa?
- Schools access to wash in Samoa was 70.22 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest schools access to wash recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2016.
- What is the lowest schools access to wash recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.22 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for schools access to wash?
- Samoa ranks 98th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is schools access to wash rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Schools access to wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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