Tertiary education, academic staff in Samoa
Samoa: Tertiary education, academic staff was 40.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, tertiary education, academic staff in Samoa stood at 40.6%.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Samoa peaked at 45.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1970.
That places Samoa 93rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.6% | 4.2% | 25.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.9% | 37.3% | 40.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 44.4% | 44.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 29.7% | 45.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 36.8% | 45.0% | 5 |
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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 tertiary education, academic staff in Samoa?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Samoa was 40.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Samoa ranks 93rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.