Education in Samoa

2,162 indicators covering education for Samoa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 26 2024 up 23.8% 114th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0.7% 2023 down 57.2% 118th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0.4% 2023 down 52.2% 124th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) 24.5% 2023 down 4.8% 3rd
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 79.7% 2021 down 4.2% 139th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes 0 2024 111th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, both sexes 0 2024 112th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes 0 2024 112th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0.2% 2018 128th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0.5% 2018 down 73.9% 113th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania, both sexes 2,891 2024 up 4,488.9% 4th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 909 2018 up 50.2% 69th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1 GPIA 2016 unchanged 129th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.8% 2024 down 67.9% 161st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 294 2018 up 4,800.0% 69th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 88.82 2024 down 59.1% 172nd
Literacy rate, adult total 98.0% 2019 down 1.0% 15th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 0 2023 down 100.0% 172nd
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 5,441 2024 up 80.2% 134th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 0.5% 2023 up 82.3% 121st
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 0.8% 2023 up 82.9% 124th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) 39.3% 2023 down 7.4% 17th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 22.7% 2024 up 60.3% 76th
Literacy rate, adult male 98.3% 2019 down 0.6% 22nd
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both 3.5% 2023 up 4.2% 69th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 29.8% 2024 up 6.0% 163rd
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 0.2% 2023 95th
Trained teachers in preprimary education 100.0% 2018 1st
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 28.0% 2024 up 6.8% 156th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 170th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 1.12 GPIA 2024 down 1.0% 7th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0.2% 2018 down 37.6% 130th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services 11.7% 2025 down 20.3% 119th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 80.5% 2021 down 2.4% 128th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 127 number 2019 up 6.7% 147th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 17.1% 2024 up 77.5% 92nd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 28.1% 2024 up 52.1% 68th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 60 2023 up 160.9% 111th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 1,990 2024 up 100.6% 133rd
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 31.8% 2024 up 5.5% 154th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 3,451 2024 up 70.2% 129th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male 921 2024 up 2,202.5% 94th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 5.1% 2018 up 38.9% 10th
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) 0.2% 2023 29th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 19.5% 2021 up 11.4% 66th
Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) 3.2% 2023 up 116.6% 73rd
Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS estimate) 0.3228 GPIA 2023 up 5.0% 112th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.6% 2018 up 4,275.0% 7th
Adolescents out of school 0.8% 2024 down 67.9% 157th
Inbound mobility rate, male (UIS estimate) 10.0% 2023 up 106.3% 44th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0.4% 2023 up 49.5% 119th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 61.6% 2016 up 4.5% 155th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 714.82 2024 up 163.0% 157th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 99.2% 2024 up 1.7% 23rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 2.6% 2014 down 89.8% 115th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 1.6% 2024 up 119.2% 137th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 10.8% 2024 up 33.1% 45th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 112 2014 down 89.6% 152nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 2.3% 2014 down 89.9% 124th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 105 2014 down 89.7% 152nd