Education in Samoa

2,162 indicators covering education for Samoa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School enrollment, secondary, private 30.9% 2016 down 4.8% 36th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 0.9177 GPIA 2019 down 13.5% 162nd
School enrollment, primary 94.4% 2018 down 4.0% 86th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 84.7% 2019 up 7.2% 106th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 92.3% 2019 up 24.3% 81st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1 GPIA 2016 unchanged 149th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 98.6% 2019 down 0.6% 14th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 96.8% 2024 down 5.4% 56th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 98.2% 2019 down 1.0% 17th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 99.0% 2019 down 0.1% 18th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.99 GPIA 2019 down 1.0% 31st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 89.0% 2019 down 7.6% 18th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 98.0% 2019 down 1.0% 16th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 97.7% 2019 down 1.4% 14th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 98.3% 2019 down 0.6% 23rd
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 99.0% 2019 down 0.2% 30th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.99 GPIA 2019 down 1.0% 21st
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 98.5% 2019 down 0.5% 40th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2019 up 1.0% 13th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 71.3% 2000 118th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 70 2023 up 27.3% 193rd
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 719 2023 up 44.4% 175th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 456 2023 up 7.5% 46th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1 2023 unchanged 181st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 3 2023 183rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 0 2023 154th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 4 2023 113th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 2023 125th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 2 years 2020 unchanged 188th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 5 years 2020 unchanged 1st
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 198 number 2018 136th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 26.0% 149th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 20.3% 2021 up 21.1% 69th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 30th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 99.6% 2019 up 0.1% 22nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 157th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 47th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2019 up 2.7% 43rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1 2023 down 50.0% 178th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1 2023 unchanged 173rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 148th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 7.8% 2023 up 42.5% 41st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.8% 2023 up 26.1% 115th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 4.9% 2023 up 6.1% 12th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 24.8% 88th
Share of primary school teachers who are women 80.8% 2023 up 4.6% 88th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 48.4% 90th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.9646 GPIA 1980 up 60.5% 44th
Share of students studying abroad 39.3% 2023 down 7.4% 17th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 191 2024 down 21.1% 130th
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Start month of the academic school year 2 2025 up 100.0% 177th
End month of the academic school year 12 2025 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in primary education, female 16,355 number 2019 up 16.0% 171st
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 96.8% 2024 down 2.7% 60th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 96.8% 2024 down 7.8% 52nd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 0.9999 GPIA 2024 up 5.5% 130th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 3.6% 2018 up 36.7% 77th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 74 2024 up 45.1% 144th
Over-age students, primary 8.5% 2018 up 16.8% 74th