Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Samoa
Samoa: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) was 82.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Samoa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Samoa is 82.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Samoa peaked at 90.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 87th of 180 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, female (%) (rate female) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 71.3% | — |
| 1999 | 74.7% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 63.1% | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 75.3% | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | -2.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 82.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 82.9%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 82.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 82.9%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.0% | 71.3% | 74.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 63.1% | 84.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 82.0% | 90.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 82.9% | 90.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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, female in Samoa?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Samoa was 82.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Samoa ranks 87th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release