Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Samoa
Samoa: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 9.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
9.4%
Change on year
down 76.4%
World rank
21st
of 83 countries
All-time high
58.6%
in 2021
All-time low
0.8%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Samoa, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 9.4% for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.4% on the previous year and up 1,070.6% over ten years.
That places Samoa 21st out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.8% | — |
| 2018 | 37.2% | +4516.1% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +72.0% |
| 2021 | 58.6% | +82.9% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | -31.8% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -76.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.9% | 0.8% | 37.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 9.4% | 58.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 18 Australia 17.8% compare
- 19 Ghana 14.0% compare
- 20 New Zealand 10.1% compare
- 22 Sweden 7.3% compare
- 23 Senegal 0.7% compare
- 24 Albania 0.0%
- 24 Andorra 0.0%
- 24 Armenia 0.0%
- 24 Austria 0.0%
- 24 Azerbaijan 0.0%
- 24 Belgium 0.0%
- 24 Burkina Faso 0.0%
- 24 Bangladesh 0.0%
- 24 Belarus 0.0%
- 24 Brazil 0.0%
- 24 Canada 0.0%
- 24 Switzerland 0.0%
- 24 Chile 0.0%
- 24 China 0.0%
- 24 Cameroon 0.0%
- 24 Colombia 0.0%
- 24 Cyprus 0.0%
- 24 Czechia 0.0%
- 24 Germany 0.0%
- 24 Denmark 0.0%
- 24 Algeria 0.0% compare
- 24 Ecuador 0.0%
- 24 Spain 0.0%
- 24 France 0.0%
- 24 Georgia 0.0%
- 24 Hong Kong, China 0.0%
- 24 Croatia 0.0%
- 24 Hungary 0.0%
- 24 Indonesia 0.0%
- 24 Israel 0.0%
- 24 Italy 0.0%
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 0.0%
- 24 Cambodia 0.0%
- 24 Republic of Korea 0.0%
- 24 Kuwait 0.0%
- 24 Sri Lanka 0.0%
- 24 Luxembourg 0.0%
- 24 Latvia 0.0%
- 24 Macau, China 0.0%
- 24 Morocco 0.0%
- 24 Monaco 0.0%
- 24 Republic of Moldova 0.0%
- 24 Mexico 0.0%
- 24 Netherlands 0.0%
- 24 Norway 0.0%
- 24 Panama 0.0%
- 24 Peru 0.0%
- 24 Poland 0.0%
- 24 Portugal 0.0%
- 24 Palestine, State of 0.0%
- 24 Saudi Arabia 0.0% compare
- 24 Singapore 0.0%
- 24 El Salvador 0.0%
- 24 Slovakia 0.0%
- 24 Slovenia 0.0%
- 24 Seychelles 0.0%
- 24 Togo 0.0%
- 24 Turkmenistan 0.0%
- 24 Türkiye 0.0%
- 24 Ukraine 0.0%
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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Samoa?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Samoa was 9.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
- How does Samoa rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Samoa ranks 21st out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,070.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release