Education in Samoa

2,162 indicators covering education for Samoa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.03 modelled data 2025 down 0.8% 66th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 95.6% 2025 up 1.3% 54th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 61.2% 2025 up 15.3% 87th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 72.4% 2025 up 18.6% 83rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.3 modelled data 2025 up 3.4% 14th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) 50.8% 2025 up 11.8% 93rd
Teachers in secondary education, male 430 2001 up 9.7% 176th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 7.3% 2025 down 37.5% 70th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.7% 2025 down 49.2% 125th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.0% 2025 down 43.9% 102nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 22.7% 2024 up 28.7% 131st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 9.8% 2024 up 8.6% 158th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.57 GPIA 2024 up 5.4% 11th
Primary education, teachers 80.8% 2023 up 4.6% 83rd
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 423 number 2019 up 41.5% 160th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year 2001 up 34.5% 92nd
Repeaters, primary, total 1.0% 2018 down 18.3% 123rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 1.3 years 2024 up 30.2% 128th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.6128 years 2024 up 15.7% 156th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.53 GPIA 2024 up 4.0% 13th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 1.3% 2018 down 20.9% 120th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 11.92 years 2000 131st
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 100.0% 2024 down 2.9% 41st
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 435 number 2018 155th
Persistence to grade 5, total 90.3% 2019 up 13.5% 91st
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 88.6% 2019 up 15.7% 104th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 7 2024 down 22.2% 167th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 6 2024 unchanged 172nd
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 14 2024 unchanged 172nd
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 13 2024 down 13.3% 175th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 116.0% 2018 up 10.0% 24th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 114.1% 2018 up 6.4% 31st
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 70.2% 2024 down 2.4% 14th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 0.9176 years 2024 up 29.4% 158th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.8567 years 2024 up 31.0% 164th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 GPIA 2024 down 1.1% 20th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 98.3% 2023 up 3.4% 76th
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 7 2023 down 58.8% 150th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 404 2023 up 23.9% 159th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2000 54th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 179 2024 up 11.2% 147th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 40.6% 2024 up 1.3% 95th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 262 2024 up 8.7% 153rd
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.0% 2100 down 50.4% 176th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 100 people 2100 down 50.0% 198th
Population by level of education 102,900 people 2100 up 11.4% 187th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 1.18 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 4.8% 50th
Repeaters, primary, female 0.8% 2018 down 8.9% 119th
Repeaters, primary, male 1.1% 2018 down 23.6% 120th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.16 years 2000 128th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.71 years 2000 131st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.04 GPIA 2000 103rd
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 96.7% 2019 down 1.0% 95th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 101.5% 2024 down 4.1% 29th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 98.4% 2024 down 1.6% 58th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 0.9698 GPIA 2024 up 2.7% 163rd
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 409 number 2019 up 40.1% 154th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 90.2% 2019 down 6.3% 16th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 91.7% 2019 down 4.8% 27th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.97 GPIA 2019 down 3.0% 19th