Education in Samoa

2,162 indicators covering education for Samoa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 1.4 GPIA 2014 up 67.6% 16th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.5% 2014 down 92.2% 158th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.7% 2023 up 93.2% 117th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 100.0% 2018 1st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 35 number 2019 down 32.7% 159th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.6% 2023 up 88.9% 116th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0.9476 GPIA 2024 up 0.1% 89th
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 422 2024 up 309.7% 120th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 280 2024 up 288.9% 118th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male 142 2024 up 358.1% 122nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 1,998 2024 up 8.9% 124th
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 50.4% 2021 down 1.2% 34th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 1.0% 2021 down 2.3% 34th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 49.6% 2021 up 1.2% 138th
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 12.16 millions 2016 up 153.1% 148th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male 601 2024 down 2.1% 122nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 1,397 2024 up 14.4% 122nd
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.9% 2023 up 97.3% 118th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 56 number 2019 down 9.7% 165th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Adolescents out of school, female 2.6% 2014 down 89.8% 113th
Adolescents out of school, male 2.3% 2014 down 89.9% 122nd
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 2 years 2019 unchanged 164th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2019 unchanged 36th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 12 number 2019 down 29.4% 137th
Proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities 70.2% 2024 down 29.8% 98th
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education 15.06 headcount basis 2024 up 31.2% 53rd
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 7 number 2019 up 75.0% 162nd
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 97.4% 2014 up 30.8% 49th
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9972 GPIA 2014 up 3.1% 115th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 52.0% 2016 down 3.8% 45th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 1.1% 2016 down 6.4% 45th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 48.0% 2016 up 4.5% 125th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for 94.4% 2024 up 6,789.9% 74th
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing 95.2% 2024 down 4.8% 83rd
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male 97.7% 2014 up 26.9% 40th
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to computers for 78.6% 2024 down 21.4% 91st
Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for 94.4% 2024 up 585.3% 70th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 9,705 number 2019 down 0.1% 171st
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing 70.2% 2024 down 29.8% 93rd
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 48.2% 2016 up 4.1% 100th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 51.8% 2016 down 3.6% 69th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 1.1% 2016 down 6.0% 69th