Secondary education, duration in American Samoa
American Samoa: Secondary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
91st
of 209 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 1998
All-time low
4 years
in 1989
Years of data
20
1989–2025
Secondary education, duration in American Samoa, 1989–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary education, duration in American Samoa stood at 6 years. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in American Samoa peaked at 6 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1989.
American Samoa ranks 91st of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.4 years | 4 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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More education data for American Samoa
- Population ages 15-64 65.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (1992)
- Primary education, teachers 524 (1992)
- School enrollment, primary, female 91.2% (1992)
- School enrollment, primary, male 88.8% (1992)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.02 GPI (1992)
- Secondary education, teachers 266 (1992)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in American Samoa?
- Secondary education, duration in American Samoa was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1989.
- How does American Samoa rank for secondary education, duration?
- American Samoa ranks 91st out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.