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Start of the academic school year in Samoa

Samoa: Start of the academic school year was 2,024 tertiary education in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
2,024 tertiary education
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 206 countries
All-time high
2,024 tertiary education
in 2024
All-time low
1,970 tertiary education
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2024

Start of the academic school year in Samoa, 1970–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 2,024 tertiary education for start of the academic school year in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, start of the academic school year in Samoa peaked at 2,024 tertiary education in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,970 tertiary education, in 1970.

That places Samoa 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Start of the academic school year in Samoa, year by year

Year tertiary education Change
1970 1,970 tertiary education —
1971 1,971 tertiary education +0.1%
1972 1,972 tertiary education +0.1%
1973 1,973 tertiary education +0.1%
1974 1,974 tertiary education +0.1%
1975 1,975 tertiary education +0.1%
1976 1,976 tertiary education +0.1%
1977 1,977 tertiary education +0.1%
1978 1,978 tertiary education +0.1%
1979 1,979 tertiary education +0.1%
1980 1,980 tertiary education +0.1%
1981 1,981 tertiary education +0.1%
1982 1,982 tertiary education +0.1%
1983 1,983 tertiary education +0.1%
1984 1,984 tertiary education +0.1%
1985 1,985 tertiary education +0.1%
1986 1,986 tertiary education +0.1%
1987 1,987 tertiary education +0.1%
1988 1,988 tertiary education +0.1%
1989 1,989 tertiary education +0.1%
1990 1,990 tertiary education +0.1%
1991 1,991 tertiary education +0.1%
1992 1,992 tertiary education +0.1%
1993 1,993 tertiary education +0.1%
1994 1,994 tertiary education +0.1%
1995 1,995 tertiary education +0.1%
1996 1,996 tertiary education +0.1%
1997 1,997 tertiary education +0.1%
1998 1,998 tertiary education +0.1%
1999 1,999 tertiary education +0.1%
2000 2,000 tertiary education +0.1%
2001 2,001 tertiary education +0.1%
2002 2,002 tertiary education +0.0%
2003 2,003 tertiary education +0.0%
2004 2,004 tertiary education +0.0%
2005 2,005 tertiary education +0.0%
2006 2,006 tertiary education +0.0%
2007 2,007 tertiary education +0.0%
2008 2,008 tertiary education +0.0%
2009 2,009 tertiary education +0.0%
2010 2,010 tertiary education +0.0%
2012 2,012 tertiary education +0.1%
2013 2,013 tertiary education +0.0%
2014 2,014 tertiary education +0.0%
2015 2,015 tertiary education +0.0%
2016 2,016 tertiary education +0.0%
2017 2,017 tertiary education +0.0%
2018 2,018 tertiary education +0.0%
2019 2,019 tertiary education +0.0%
2020 2,020 tertiary education +0.0%
2021 2,021 tertiary education +0.0%
2022 2,022 tertiary education +0.0%
2023 2,023 tertiary education +0.0%
2024 2,024 tertiary education +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,974 tertiary education 1,970 tertiary education 1,979 tertiary education 10
1980s 1,984 tertiary education 1,980 tertiary education 1,989 tertiary education 10
1990s 1,994 tertiary education 1,990 tertiary education 1,999 tertiary education 10
2000s 2,004 tertiary education 2,000 tertiary education 2,009 tertiary education 10
2010s 2,015 tertiary education 2,010 tertiary education 2,019 tertiary education 9
2020s 2,022 tertiary education 2,020 tertiary education 2,024 tertiary education 5

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 1 Afghanistan 2,024 tertiary education compare
  2. 1 Australia 2,024 tertiary education compare
  3. 1 Burundi 2,024 tertiary education compare
  4. 1 Brazil 2,024 tertiary education compare
  5. 1 Chile 2,024 tertiary education compare
  6. 1 Cook Islands 2,024 tertiary education compare
  7. 1 Costa Rica 2,024 tertiary education compare
  8. 1 Cuba 2,024 tertiary education compare
  9. 1 Dominican Republic 2,024 tertiary education compare
  10. 1 Fiji 2,024 tertiary education compare
  11. 1 Georgia 2,024 tertiary education compare
  12. 1 Gambia 2,024 tertiary education compare
  13. 1 Honduras 2,024 tertiary education compare
  14. 1 Cambodia 2,024 tertiary education compare
  15. 1 Kiribati 2,024 tertiary education compare
  16. 1 Republic of Korea 2,024 tertiary education compare
  17. 1 Sri Lanka 2,024 tertiary education compare
  18. 1 Maldives 2,024 tertiary education compare
  19. 1 Malaysia 2,024 tertiary education compare
  20. 1 Niue 2,024 tertiary education compare
  21. 1 Naoero 2,024 tertiary education compare
  22. 1 New Zealand 2,024 tertiary education compare
  23. 1 Pakistan 2,024 tertiary education compare
  24. 1 Peru 2,024 tertiary education compare
  25. 1 Solomon Islands 2,024 tertiary education compare
  26. 1 El Salvador 2,024 tertiary education compare
  27. 1 Seychelles 2,024 tertiary education compare
  28. 1 Tokelau 2,024 tertiary education compare
  29. 1 Timor-Leste 2,024 tertiary education compare
  30. 1 Tonga 2,024 tertiary education compare
  31. 1 Tuvalu 2,024 tertiary education compare
  32. 1 Vanuatu 2,024 tertiary education compare
  33. 4 Anguilla 2,021 tertiary education compare
  34. 4 Montserrat 2,021 tertiary education compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is start of the academic school year in Samoa?
Start of the academic school year in Samoa was 2,024 tertiary education in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 2,024 tertiary education in 2024.
What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,970 tertiary education in 1970.
How does Samoa rank for start of the academic school year?
Samoa ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education)
Unit
tertiary education
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
211 places, 11,132 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release