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 9.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
9.6%
Change on year
down 68.3%
World rank
20th
of 83 countries
All-time high
45.6%
in 2021
All-time low
9.6%
in 2024
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 9.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 68.3% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
That places Samoa 20th 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 | 11.5% | — |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +215.2% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -62.6% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +120.2% |
| 2021 | 45.6% | +52.3% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | -33.4% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | -68.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.5% | 11.5% | 36.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 9.6% | 45.6% | 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 9.6% 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 45.6% 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 9.6% in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Samoa ranks 20th 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 16.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release