Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 77.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Samoa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Samoa stood at 77.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 85.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 103rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 67.5% | — |
| 1999 | 71.1% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 59.6% | -16.2% |
| 2001 | 69.6% | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 78.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.3% | 67.5% | 71.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 59.6% | 78.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 78.9% | 85.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 77.3% | 84.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 100 Philippines 77.6% compare
- 101 Saint Lucia 77.6% compare
- 102 Iran, Islamic Republic of 77.5% compare
- 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.2% compare
- 105 Cuba 76.5% compare
- 106 Seychelles 76.3% 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 total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Samoa?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Samoa was 77.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 103rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release