Education in Samoa

2,162 indicators covering education for Samoa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,211 2010 up 18.3% 176th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 397 2024 down 7.9% 147th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,580 2024 up 37.9% 174th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,585 2024 up 34.9% 174th
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,964 2016 up 6.5% 174th
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 34,962 2024 up 11.5% 173rd
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1171 % change on previous year 2024 down 105.7% 115th
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 24.4% 61st
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1604 units per person 2024 up 2.3% 27th
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,962 2024 up 11.5% 175th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1171 % change on previous year 2024 down 105.7% 120th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 24.4% 61st
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1604 units per person 2024 up 2.3% 27th
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,677 2024 up 10.0% 176th
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.7558 % change on previous year 2024 down 145.8% 137th
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0765 units per person 2024 up 0.9% 27th
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18,285 2024 up 13.0% 175th
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4726 % change on previous year 2024 down 80.8% 100th
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0839 units per person 2024 up 3.7% 26th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,964 2016 up 6.5% 177th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1154 % change on previous year 2016 down 107.3% 155th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,558 2023 up 52.6% 177th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.79 % change on previous year 2023 down 25.3% 30th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,154 2016 up 5.4% 177th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2124 % change on previous year 2016 down 107.7% 154th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,810 2016 up 7.6% 177th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0156 % change on previous year 2016 down 104.1% 146th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,165 2024 up 36.4% 178th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.73 % change on previous year 2024 down 119.1% 145th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2,891 2024 up 22.2% 174th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.41 % change on previous year 2024 up 63.5% 26th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,259 2023 up 59.6% 172nd
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 299 2023 up 28.9% 172nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,970 2024 up 27.8% 169th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.14 % change on previous year 2024 down 17.0% 55th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 921 2024 up 11.8% 173rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 24.63 % change on previous year 2024 up 297.9% 5th
Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.5% 168th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 1st
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year 2024 down 0.5% 180th
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,558 2023 up 52.6% 174th
Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th
Population ages 15-64 55.9% 2025 down 2.1% 203rd
Population ages 0-14 38.1% 2025 down 0.0% 32nd
Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th
Primary school starting age 5 years 2025 unchanged 186th
Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1276 units per person 2016 down 1.8% 11th
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 25.5% 62nd
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.4% 61st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled 257 2024 up 0.4% 142nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 140 2024 down 20.0% 146th