Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Samoa
Samoa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1 GPIA in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 1975
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 1994
Years of data
28
1970–2016
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Samoa, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Samoa is 1 GPIA, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Samoa peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 1994.
Samoa ranks 148th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Samoa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 145 Congo 1 GPIA compare
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- 148 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
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- 148 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Botswana 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Dominica 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Western Sahara 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Guam 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Jamaica 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Kiribati 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Marshall Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Malawi 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Nigeria 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Naoero 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Palau 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Solomon Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Somalia 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Turkmenistan 1 GPIA
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 148 United States of America 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 GPIA compare
- 148 United States Virgin Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Zambia 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Zimbabwe 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Samoa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Samoa?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Samoa was 1 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1994.
- How does Samoa rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Samoa ranks 148th out of 211 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release