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 9.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.9%
Change on year
down 31.6%
World rank
19th
of 83 countries
All-time high
34.9%
in 2018
All-time low
7.8%
in 2019
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Samoa is 9.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.6% on the previous year and down 62.8% over ten years.
Samoa ranks 19th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.6% | — |
| 2018 | 34.9% | +31.5% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -77.6% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +262.2% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -45.8% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | -31.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.1% | 7.8% | 34.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 9.9% | 28.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 9.9% 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 34.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2019.
- How does Samoa rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Samoa ranks 19th 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 down 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release