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 90.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
90.4%
Change on year
up 29.8%
World rank
64th
of 78 countries
All-time high
90.4%
in 2024
All-time low
54.4%
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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Samoa stood at 90.4%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 29.8% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
That places Samoa 64th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 88.5% | — |
| 2018 | 63.7% | -28.0% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | +35.7% |
| 2020 | 70.1% | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | +28.0% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | +29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.5% | 63.7% | 88.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 54.4% | 90.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Samoa?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Samoa was 90.4% 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 90.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Samoa ranks 64th 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 up 2.2%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release