Education in Samoa

2,162 indicators covering education for Samoa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of under-five deaths, female 35 2024 down 27.1% 164th
Number of under-five deaths, male 47 2024 down 25.4% 164th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 6.15 years 2016 up 7.8% 85th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 1.27 years 2018 111th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 2.09 GPI 2018 7th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.6072 years 2018 137th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.69 years 2016 up 7.0% 52nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 97.4% 2016 up 6.0% 99th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 1996 down 100.0% 182nd
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0041 number per person 2010 down 10.6% 73rd
Teachers in primary education, female 789 number 2010 down 5.1% 173rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 140 2024 down 20.0% 146th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 257 2024 up 0.4% 142nd
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.2788 number per square kilometre 2010 down 5.1% 98th
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9762 index 2024 down 4.0% 147th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2010 down 63.9% 44th
Children out of school, female 3.0% 2024 up 107.8% 118th
Children out of school, male 0.7% 2024 down 78.6% 167th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 441 2024 up 9.7% 158th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 2,082 number 2019 down 0.2% 169th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 16.0% 2024 up 20.9% 138th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 98.9% 2016 up 5.2% 85th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 91.2% 2016 up 5.3% 117th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.03 GPIA 2016 down 1.2% 49th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 96.1% 2016 up 6.6% 96th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 83.8% 2016 up 9.0% 134th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.08 GPIA 2016 down 2.8% 41st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 100.0% 2019 unchanged 1st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.89 years 2016 up 6.2% 43rd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 12.5 years 2016 up 7.8% 52nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.03 GPIA 2016 down 1.4% 49th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.953 years 2024 up 25.1% 137th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 6.42 years 2016 up 6.0% 79th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 5.9 years 2016 up 9.7% 95th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.08 GPIA 2016 down 2.8% 43rd
Secondary education, vocational pupils 47.7% 1980 up 25.2% 44th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.0% 1996 184th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 12 years 2000 123rd
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 411 2023 up 19.8% 165th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.8858 years 2024 up 30.1% 169th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 115.0% 2018 up 8.1% 28th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 98.5% 2025 up 0.4% 71st
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 99.4% 2025 up 0.3% 57th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 modelled data 2025 down 0.2% 64th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 97.7% 2025 up 0.6% 78th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate 104.57 % change on previous year 1982 up 689.1% 3rd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 58.3% 2010 down 0.5% 110th
Teachers in secondary education, female 706 2010 up 17.7% 170th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 0.0% 1996 185th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 97.3% 2025 up 0.9% 46th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 99.0% 2025 up 0.5% 33rd