Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Samoa

Samoa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 112.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
112.0%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
24th
of 188 countries
All-time high
112.0%
in 2019
All-time low
95.8%
in 2000
Years of data
21
1995–2019

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

02550751001995200720191995: 98.7 %1998: 96.5 %1999: 96 %2000: 95.8 %2001: 98.8 %2002: 102.2 %2003: 104.3 %2004: 106.2 %2005: 106.3 %2006: 106.6 %2007: 106.4 %2009: 107.7 %2010: 111.2 %2011: 107.6 %2012: 107.1 %2014: 109 %2015: 108 %2016: 107.3 %2017: 108.5 %2018: 109 %2019: 112 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Samoa stood at 112.0%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Samoa peaked at 112.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 95.8%, in 2000.

Samoa ranks 24th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Samoa, 1995 to 2019.
Year % Change
1995 98.7%
1998 96.5% -2.2%
1999 96.0% -0.5%
2000 95.8% -0.2%
2001 98.8% +3.1%
2002 102.2% +3.4%
2003 104.3% +2.1%
2004 106.2% +1.8%
2005 106.3% +0.0%
2006 106.6% +0.3%
2007 106.4% -0.2%
2009 107.7% +1.2%
2010 111.2% +3.3%
2011 107.6% -3.3%
2012 107.1% -0.4%
2014 109.0% +1.8%
2015 108.0% -0.9%
2016 107.3% -0.6%
2017 108.5% +1.1%
2018 109.0% +0.4%
2019 112.0% +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 97.1% 96.0% 98.7% 3
2000s 103.8% 95.8% 107.7% 9
2010s 108.9% 107.1% 112.0% 9

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 21 Eswatini 112.5% compare
  2. 22 Togo 112.5% compare
  3. 23 Afghanistan 112.3% compare
  4. 25 Grenada 111.9% compare
  5. 26 Portugal 111.7% compare
  6. 27 Colombia 111.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Samoa?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Samoa was 112.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 112.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 95.8% in 2000.
How does Samoa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Samoa ranks 24th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.