Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Samoa
Samoa: Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 40 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2020
All-time low
43.9%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2016–2023
Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Samoa, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Samoa stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 127.8% over ten years.
That places Samoa 1st out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.3% | 43.9% | 45.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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% compare
- 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 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 1 Uruguay 100.0% compare
More education data for Samoa
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,558 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.8 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (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 2023, 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 40 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 (%)