School enrollment, tertiary in Samoa
Samoa: School enrollment, tertiary was 16.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary in Samoa is 16.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Samoa peaked at 19.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 138th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 8.6% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 13.3% | 14.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 14.6% | 19.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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, female 36.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 57,776 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Samoa?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Samoa was 16.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Samoa ranks 138th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, tertiary (% 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.