Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa

Samoa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 112.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
112.8%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
15th
of 188 countries
All-time high
112.8%
in 2019
All-time low
96.5%
in 1999
Years of data
21
1995–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa, 1995–2019

02550751001251995200720191995: 100.1 %1998: 98.8 %1999: 96.5 %2000: 96.7 %2001: 99.9 %2002: 103 %2003: 104.9 %2004: 106.7 %2005: 107 %2006: 107.2 %2007: 107.2 %2009: 107 %2010: 110.4 %2011: 107.3 %2012: 107.3 %2014: 108.6 %2015: 107.6 %2016: 107.9 %2017: 108.9 %2018: 109.5 %2019: 112.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa stood at 112.8%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 112.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 1999.

Samoa ranks 15th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Samoa, 1995 to 2019.
Year % Change
1995 100.1%
1998 98.8% -1.2%
1999 96.5% -2.4%
2000 96.7% +0.3%
2001 99.9% +3.3%
2002 103.0% +3.0%
2003 104.9% +1.9%
2004 106.7% +1.7%
2005 107.0% +0.3%
2006 107.2% +0.1%
2007 107.2% +0.0%
2009 107.0% -0.2%
2010 110.4% +3.2%
2011 107.3% -2.8%
2012 107.3% -0.0%
2014 108.6% +1.2%
2015 107.6% -0.9%
2016 107.9% +0.3%
2017 108.9% +0.9%
2018 109.5% +0.6%
2019 112.8% +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98.5% 96.5% 100.1% 3
2000s 104.4% 96.7% 107.2% 9
2010s 108.9% 107.3% 112.8% 9

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 12 Tonga 114.4% compare
  2. 13 Fiji 114.0% compare
  3. 14 Tunisia 113.0% compare
  4. 16 Uruguay 112.8% compare
  5. 17 Peru 112.5% compare
  6. 18 Mexico 112.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Samoa was 112.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 112.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 1999.
How does Samoa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Samoa ranks 15th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.