Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education) (month) in Samoa
Samoa: Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education) (month) was 1 tertiary education in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
176th
of 211 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 176th out of 211 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 (tertiary education) (month) 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% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1 tertiary education is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9 tertiary education, 11% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1 tertiary education is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4 tertiary education, 25% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
- 176 Australia 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Cook Islands 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Colombia 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Costa Rica 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Dominican Republic 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Ecuador 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Guatemala 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Honduras 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Iraq 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Kenya 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Cambodia 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Kiribati 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Lebanon 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Sri Lanka 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Maldives 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Montenegro 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Malaysia 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Namibia 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Nicaragua 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Niue 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Nauru 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 New Zealand 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Papua New Guinea 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Paraguay 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Palestine 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Solomon Islands 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 El Salvador 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Eswatini 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Seychelles 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Tokelau 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 East Timor 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Tonga 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 South Africa 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Zambia 1 tertiary education compare
- 176 Zimbabwe 1 tertiary education compare
More education data for Samoa
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,211 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 397 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,580 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,585 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,964 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 34,962 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1171 % change on previous year (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 176th out of 211 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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February 2026 Data Release