Education in Samoa 2,162 indicators covering education for Samoa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 9.2 units per square kilometre 2018 up 6.1% 76th School enrollment, preprimary, male 39.6% 2021 up 7.9% 134th School enrollment, preprimary, female 43.4% 2021 up 6.4% 131st Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 2.93 % change on previous year 2021 up 63.3% 85th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 0 1996 down 100.0% 185th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 88.6% 2019 up 15.7% 103rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.6676 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.4% 126th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.2658 units per square kilometre 2023 down 10.3% 150th Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 32.0% 56th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.9195 years 2018 — 115th Government expenditure on education, total 11.7% 2025 down 20.3% 119th Secondary education, general pupils 50.9% 2018 down 0.9% 59th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 789 number 2010 down 5.1% 173rd Lower secondary completion rate, female 96.8% 2024 down 2.7% 56th Lower secondary completion rate, male 96.8% 2024 down 7.8% 48th Children out of school 1.8% 2024 up 870.0% 129th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4,203 number 2019 up 3.0% 171st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.02 number per person 2019 down 6.0% 138th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 2,857 2025 up 25.5% 177th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 2,725 2025 up 24.8% 177th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 5,582 2025 up 25.2% 177th Start of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 1st Theoretical duration of secondary education 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 1st Official entrance age to upper secondary education 13 years 2025 unchanged 219th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 205th Official entrance age to lower secondary education 11 years 2025 unchanged 146th Start of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th Official entrance age to primary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 192nd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 921 2024 up 11.8% 173rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 1,970 2024 up 27.8% 169th Teachers in primary education, male 299 2023 up 28.9% 172nd Teachers in primary education, female 1,259 2023 up 59.6% 172nd Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 80.8% 2023 up 4.6% 88th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 101.0% 2024 down 5.3% 104th School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.09 years 2024 down 6.0% 83rd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.0% 1996 — 192nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.0% 1996 — 193rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 2,891 2024 up 22.2% 174th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5,165 2024 up 36.4% 178th Enrolment in secondary education, male 12,810 2016 up 7.6% 177th Enrolment in secondary education, female 13,154 2016 up 5.4% 177th Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1,558 2023 up 52.6% 177th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.0% 1996 down 100.0% 202nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 25,964 2016 up 6.5% 177th Enrolment in primary education, male 18,285 2024 up 13.0% 175th Enrolment in primary education, female 16,677 2024 up 10.0% 176th School age population, upper secondary education, male 12,798 2025 up 18.5% 171st School age population, upper secondary education, female 12,100 2025 up 19.4% 171st School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 24,898 2025 up 18.9% 171st School age population, secondary education, male 18,564 2025 up 21.8% 175th School age population, secondary education, female 17,606 2025 up 21.8% 175th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 36,170 2025 up 21.8% 175th School age population, tertiary education, male 9,770 2025 up 4.6% 184th ← Previous Page 5 of 37 Next →