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 1 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 43.2%
World rank
5th
of 78 countries
All-time high
1.26 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.564 GPIA
in 2021
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 GPIA.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1 GPIA for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 43.2% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
That places Samoa 5th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Samoa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.26 GPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.9644 GPIA | -23.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8828 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9484 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.564 GPIA | -40.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7018 GPIA | +24.4% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +43.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.8828 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8048 GPIA | 0.564 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 1.37 GPIA compare
- 3 Bahrain 1.29 GPIA compare
- 4 Ghana 1.13 GPIA compare
- 6 Senegal 1 GPIA compare
- 7 Australia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Albania 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Andorra 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Armenia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Belgium 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Bangladesh 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Brazil 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Canada 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Switzerland 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Chile 1 GPIA compare
- 8 China 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Cameroon 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Colombia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Cyprus 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Algeria 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Ecuador 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 8 France 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Georgia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Hong Kong 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Croatia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Hungary 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Indonesia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Israel 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Italy 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Cambodia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Republic of Korea 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Kuwait 1 GPIA
- 8 Sri Lanka 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Luxembourg 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Macao 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Morocco 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Monaco 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Mexico 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Netherlands 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Norway 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Panama 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Peru 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Poland 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Palestine, State of 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 8 El Salvador 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Slovakia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Slovenia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Seychelles 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Togo 1 GPIA
- 8 Turkmenistan 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Türkiye 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Ukraine 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Samoa
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,810 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0156 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,165 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2,891 (2024)
- 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)
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 1 GPIA 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 1.26 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.564 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Samoa ranks 5th out of 78 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 20.2%. 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release