Education in Samoa

2,162 indicators covering education for Samoa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, pre-primary education, female 4,991 number 2019 up 4.8% 175th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 6.6% 70th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 20.3% 2021 up 21.1% 69th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 3.9% 40th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0018 units per person 2024 down 15.5% 90th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 16.1% 75th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.009 units per person 2024 up 20.4% 135th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0042 units per person 2024 up 5.3% 158th
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 20.74 units per square kilometre 2023 down 12.8% 126th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.5604 units per square kilometre 2023 up 55.3% 89th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 3.8% 95th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 15.9% 125th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 4.65 units per square kilometre 2016 up 5.4% 86th
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 12.44 years 2023 up 2.4% 130th
School enrollment, preprimary 41.4% 2021 up 7.1% 134th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 4.53 units per square kilometre 2016 up 7.6% 89th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 9.8% 2024 up 8.6% 158th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 22.7% 2024 up 28.7% 131st
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.57 GPI 2024 up 5.4% 9th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.1 GPI 2016 down 4.1% 27th
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 0.4146 % change on previous year 2010 up 106.6% 115th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.89 units per square kilometre 2023 up 53.0% 109th
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 25,583 2018 up 2.4% 171st
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0037 units per person 2010 up 10.8% 92nd
Secondary education, teachers, female 706 2010 up 17.7% 168th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.9335 units per square kilometre 2023 up 9.7% 134th
Average years of schooling among adults 11.33 years 2023 down 2.4% 59th
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 11.33 years 2023 down 2.4% 59th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 11.33 years 2023 down 2.4% 59th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 100.0% 2021 unchanged 1st
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2010 down 55.2% 31st
Average years of schooling, males vs. females 10.89 years 2023 down 4.6% 69th
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 25.5% 9th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0006 units per person 2024 down 26.6% 94th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0012 units per person 2024 down 7.9% 83rd
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 11.93 years 2023 up 1.8% 135th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 45.8% 82nd
Primary completion rate, male 101.5% 2024 down 4.1% 27th
Primary completion rate, female 98.4% 2024 down 1.6% 56th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.0% 78th
Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 22.3% 13th
Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 5th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0063 units per person 2010 up 11.3% 100th
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.4279 units per square kilometre 2010 up 18.3% 115th
Duration of compulsory education 8 years 2025 unchanged 161st
Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years 2025 unchanged 129th
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 17th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.1232 units per person 2018 down 5.2% 3rd
Secondary education, general pupils 25,583 2018 up 4.2% 171st
Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2010 down 55.0% 51st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,203 number 2019 up 3.0% 171st
Lower secondary completion rate, total 96.8% 2024 down 5.4% 52nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 100.6% 2016 up 4.8% 71st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 13.12 years 2016 up 6.0% 30th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.4529 units per square kilometre 2023 up 62.4% 78th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 0.9507 units per square kilometre 2023 up 52.4% 106th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.1076 units per square kilometre 2023 up 31.2% 100th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 0.9399 units per square kilometre 2023 up 53.6% 108th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.127 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.3% 97th