School enrollment, primary, male in Samoa
Samoa: School enrollment, primary, male was 102.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, male in Samoa stood at 102.9%.
That represents a change of down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Samoa peaked at 108.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 1970.
That places Samoa 78th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.0% | 83.2% | 94.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 91.9% | 88.7% | 96.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 98.7% | 96.2% | 101.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 101.9% | 96.8% | 104.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 106.4% | 103.8% | 108.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 103.9% | 102.9% | 105.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,558 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 36.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 57,776 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Samoa?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Samoa was 102.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 108.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Samoa ranks 78th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.