Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Samoa

Samoa: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private was 19.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
19.5%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
59th
of 174 countries
All-time high
19.8%
in 2018
All-time low
12.0%
in 1999
Years of data
14
1998–2019

Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Samoa, 1998–2019

051015201998200820191998: 12 %1999: 12 %2000: 14.1 %2001: 15.6 %2004: 17.5 %2005: 17.6 %2011: 17.5 %2012: 18 %2014: 17.8 %2015: 17.6 %2016: 17.8 %2017: 18.4 %2018: 19.8 %2019: 19.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Samoa stood at 19.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Samoa peaked at 19.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1999.

That places Samoa 59th out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions (%) in Samoa, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 12.0%
1999 12.0% -0.3%
2000 14.1% +17.1%
2001 15.6% +11.1%
2004 17.5% +12.1%
2005 17.6% +0.6%
2011 17.5% -0.5%
2012 18.0% +2.9%
2014 17.8% -1.4%
2015 17.6% -0.9%
2016 17.8% +0.7%
2017 18.4% +3.7%
2018 19.8% +7.6%
2019 19.5% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.0% 12.0% 12.0% 2
2000s 16.2% 14.1% 17.6% 4
2010s 18.3% 17.5% 19.8% 8

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 56 Honduras 20.3% compare
  2. 57 Senegal 20.2% compare
  3. 58 Paraguay 19.6% compare
  4. 60 Angola 19.5% compare
  5. 61 Colombia 18.4% compare
  6. 62 Hungary 18.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Samoa?
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Samoa was 19.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1999.
How does Samoa rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private?
Samoa ranks 59th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,685 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students in lower secondary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in lower secondary education.