Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Samoa
Samoa: Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Samoa, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Samoa stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 127.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Samoa peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2016.
That places Samoa 1st out of 54 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 43.9% | — |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +121.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.1%, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.9%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.3% | 43.9% | 45.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 British Virgin Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 1 Estonia 100.0%
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 1 Niue 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 Switzerland 100.0% compare
- 1 Tuvalu 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 1 Uruguay 100.0% compare
- 1 Anguilla 100.0% compare
- 1 Mongolia 100.0% compare
- 1 Palau 100.0% compare
- 1 Tokelau 100.0% compare
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 share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Samoa?
- Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Samoa was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with adaptations for disabled students recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of schools with adaptations for disabled students recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for share of schools with adaptations for disabled students?
- Samoa ranks 1st out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with adaptations for disabled students rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.8%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities, by education level (%).