Education in Samoa

2,162 indicators covering education for Samoa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes 22.7% 2024 down 5.3% 143rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 0 2023 98th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 0 2023 99th
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 21.47 2010 up 1.4% 44th
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female 24.6% 2024 down 2.0% 141st
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male 20.9% 2024 down 8.6% 144th
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA 2024 up 5.7% 5th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 38.4% 2016 down 7.6% 29th
Government expenditure on education, PPP$ 45.64 millions 2016 up 0.3% 165th
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 1,898 2024 up 2.2% 97th
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 2,180 2024 up 5.3% 96th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 30.9% 2016 down 4.8% 36th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 11.75 2018 down 19.8% 138th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 48.1% 2021 up 3.2% 140th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 0.9% 2021 up 6.2% 140th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 51.9% 2021 down 2.8% 52nd
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 0.9804 GPIA 2019 down 5.3% 158th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 90.5% 2019 up 6.7% 117th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 92.3% 2019 up 12.9% 101st
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 68.2% 2024 down 2.4% 15th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 72.0% 2024 down 2.4% 13th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 1,281 2016 down 31.5% 145th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male 2,140 2016 down 30.9% 135th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 8.9% 2016 down 29.5% 103rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 14.0% 2016 down 28.1% 88th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 0.6343 GPIA 2016 down 1.9% 152nd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2018 1st
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education 11.75 headcount basis 2018 96th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 51.8% 2021 up 1.4% 37th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 1.1% 2021 up 2.6% 37th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 48.2% 2021 down 1.5% 144th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 71 number 2019 up 20.3% 128th
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 55.36 millions 2016 down 11.0% 162nd
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 50.1% 2016 up 1.3% 53rd
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 1.0% 2016 up 2.7% 53rd
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 49.9% 2016 down 1.3% 128th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 90.3% 2019 up 13.5% 92nd
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 51.7% 2016 down 0.7% 46th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 1.1% 2016 down 1.2% 46th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 48.3% 2016 up 0.7% 134th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 23 number 2019 up 76.9% 140th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 11 number 2019 down 38.9% 147th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 4 number 2019 down 73.3% 158th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2018 1st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2018 1st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1 GPIA 2018 47th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 21 number 2019 up 110.0% 164th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.6496 GPIA 2016 down 11.4% 147th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 2,140 2016 down 39.3% 142nd
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 1,318 2016 down 45.5% 144th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 6.9% 2016 down 39.4% 100th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 4.5% 2016 down 46.3% 117th
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 1.6% 2016 up 79.1% 5th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0.4% 2023 up 87.4% 114th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 167 2014 down 84.4% 155th
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 99.9 2023 down 0.1% 62nd
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 105 2014 down 92.4% 162nd
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0.3% 2023 up 16.2% 115th
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 0.0998 2023 up 600.0% 74th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.9% 2014 down 84.5% 139th