Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%) (secondary) in Samoa
Samoa: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%) (secondary) 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 106th of 184 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 (%) (secondary) 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% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 77.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 78.6%, 98% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 77.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 78.2%, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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
- 103 Philippines 77.6% compare
- 104 Saint Lucia 77.6% compare
- 105 Iran 77.5% compare
- 107 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.2% compare
- 108 Cuba 76.5% compare
- 109 Seychelles 76.3% 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 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 106th out of 184 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