Start month of the academic school year in Samoa
Samoa: Start month of the academic school year was 1 tertiary education in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2 tertiary education
in 1997
All-time low
1 tertiary education
in 2015
Years of data
27
1997–2024
Start month of the academic school year in Samoa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start month of the academic school year in Samoa is 1 tertiary education, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Samoa peaked at 2 tertiary education in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1 tertiary education, in 2015.
That places Samoa 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Samoa, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2 tertiary education | — |
| 1998 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 tertiary education | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 tertiary education | 2 tertiary education | 2 tertiary education | 3 |
| 2000s | 2 tertiary education | 2 tertiary education | 2 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 2 tertiary education | 9 |
| 2020s | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 174 Australia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Colombia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Costa Rica 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Dominican Republic 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Ecuador 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Guatemala 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Honduras 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Iraq 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Kenya 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Cambodia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Kiribati 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Lebanon 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Sri Lanka 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Maldives 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Montenegro 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Malaysia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Namibia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Nicaragua 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Naoero 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 New Zealand 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Papua New Guinea 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Paraguay 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Palestine, State of 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Solomon Islands 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 El Salvador 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Eswatini 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Seychelles 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Timor-Leste 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Tonga 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 South Africa 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Zambia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Zimbabwe 1 tertiary education compare
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 start month of the academic school year in Samoa?
- Start month of the academic school year in Samoa was 1 tertiary education in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2 tertiary education in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tertiary education in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Samoa ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release