Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) (Gross) in Samoa
Samoa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) (Gross) was 113.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Samoa, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Samoa stood at 113.8%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Samoa peaked at 113.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 1999.
Samoa ranks 13th 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, female (%) (Gross) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 101.6% | — |
| 1998 | 101.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 97.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 101.2% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 103.9% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 105.6% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 107.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 107.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 107.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 108.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 106.2% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 109.5% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 107.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 107.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 108.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 107.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 108.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 109.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 110.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 113.8% | +3.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 113.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.9%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 113.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 101.8%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 97.0% | 101.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 105.1% | 97.7% | 108.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 109.0% | 107.1% | 113.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Samoa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Samoa was 113.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 113.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 1999.
- How does Samoa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Samoa ranks 13th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.