Education in Samoa 2,162 indicators covering education for Samoa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 9.7% 2025 down 18.5% 133rd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 21.4% 2025 up 10.3% 95th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 5.5% 2025 up 96.4% 88th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 5.1% 2025 up 121.7% 91st Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 5.8% 2025 up 75.8% 95th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.4533 modelled data 2025 down 26.1% 190th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 16,525 2016 up 9.3% 160th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.01 GPIA 1980 up 27.6% 25th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.5% 2024 up 0.8% 38th Primary education, pupils 48.0% 2018 up 0.1% 154th Inequality in education 0.0703 2023 — 120th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.4% 2018 down 66.9% 133rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 92.3% 2016 up 11.1% 71st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 79.6% 2016 up 17.0% 90th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.16 GPI 2016 down 5.0% 29th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 8,556 2016 up 7.6% 160th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.6857 modelled data 2025 up 12.9% 164th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 — 101st Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 8 2025 unchanged 161st End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 61.7% 2023 up 31.8% 3rd Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 7,969 2016 up 11.2% 159th Tertiary education, academic staff 40.6% 2024 up 1.3% 93rd Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2024 down 50.0% 176th End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 35 2024 up 118.8% 162nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.8793 modelled data 2025 up 26.2% 129th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 2.4% 2018 up 7.7% 83rd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 4.7% 2018 up 57.1% 69th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.4% 2023 — 81st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 98.0% 2023 down 2.6% 95th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 11.5% 59th Persistence to grade 5, female 88.2% 2019 up 8.8% 93rd Persistence to grade 5, male 92.3% 2019 up 18.3% 73rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 100.8% 2023 down 2.4% 83rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 98.6% 2023 down 2.7% 87th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 97.5% 2023 down 2.6% 103rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2023 down 0.1% 79th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 9.5% 2023 up 33.3% 39th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.1% 2023 down 40.3% 62nd Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 97.3% 2023 up 25.3% 13th School enrollment, secondary 85.5% 2016 up 7.2% 63rd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.14 years 2023 down 2.0% 151st Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 99.8% 2023 down 2.9% 90th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9825 GPIA 2023 down 1.1% 147th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 101.6% 2023 down 1.9% 76th Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 166th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 9 2024 up 28.6% 132nd Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 13 2024 up 116.7% 132nd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 11,150 2025 down 2.0% 173rd School age population, early childhood education, female 5,383 2025 down 1.9% 173rd School age population, early childhood education, male 5,767 2025 down 2.0% 173rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 79.6% 2016 up 7.4% 105th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 43 2024 up 126.3% 159th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 78 2024 up 122.9% 167th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.22 years 2023 down 1.4% 148th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.06 years 2023 down 2.5% 156th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9807 GPIA 2023 down 1.1% 154th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 1.1% 2023 down 17.5% 111th ← 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