Primary completion rate, total in Samoa
Samoa: Primary completion rate, total was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Samoa, 1994–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Samoa is 100.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Samoa peaked at 108.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 89.7%, in 2001.
That places Samoa 38th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.9% | 93.6% | 98.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 89.7% | 103.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 104.3% | 100.7% | 108.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 100.9% | 98.8% | 102.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More aid effectiveness data for Samoa
- Net ODA received per capita 540.8 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 117.17 million constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received 11.3% (2023)
- Net ODA received 31.1% (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 117.17 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 117.17 million constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 117.17 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP 801,288 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United States 1.17 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total 94.87 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Samoa?
- Primary completion rate, total in Samoa was 100.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 108.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.7% in 2001.
- How does Samoa rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Samoa ranks 38th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.