Progression to secondary school in Samoa
Samoa: Progression to secondary school was 96.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Progression to secondary school in Samoa, 1994–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 96.2% for progression to secondary school in 2017.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Samoa peaked at 99.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 1998.
Samoa ranks 96th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.4% | 92.3% | 98.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 97.5% | 99.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 94.5% | 99.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Samoa
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,558 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 57,776 (2025)
- Labor force, female 36.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Samoa?
- Progression to secondary school in Samoa was 96.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 1998.
- How does Samoa rank for progression to secondary school?
- Samoa ranks 96th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).