Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa is 99.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 99.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 2001.
Samoa ranks 23rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 90.1% | — |
| 1999 | 89.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 93.8% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 75.8% | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 97.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.8% | 89.6% | 90.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 75.8% | 95.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 97.5% | 99.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 98.6% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 20 Nepal 99.3% compare
- 21 Hong Kong, China 99.3% compare
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 99.2% compare
- 24 United States of America 99.2% compare
- 25 Argentina 99.2% compare
- 26 Türkiye 99.1% compare
More education data for Samoa
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa was 99.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 2001.
- How does Samoa rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 23rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release