Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Samoa
Samoa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 100.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 219 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1994
All-time low
94.8%
in 1973
Years of data
32
1970–2016
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Samoa, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Samoa stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 32 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 100.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 94.8%, in 1973.
Samoa ranks 1st of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 97.2% | — |
| 1973 | 94.8% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 95.8% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 96.7% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 97.9% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 96.6% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 98.3% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.6% | 94.8% | 97.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 97.8% | 96.6% | 98.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Samoa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,259 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 299 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,970 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 921 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 24.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 100.0% 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 100.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.8% in 1973.
- How does Samoa rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Samoa ranks 1st out of 219 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release