Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Samoa

Samoa: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private was 38.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
38.4%
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
24th
of 162 countries
All-time high
44.0%
in 1999
All-time low
38.4%
in 2016
Years of data
13
1998–2016

Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Samoa, 1998–2016

0102030401998200720161998: 41.2 %1999: 44 %2000: 42.7 %2001: 41.7 %2004: 41.1 %2005: 41.6 %2009: 39.5 %2010: 40.4 %2011: 41 %2012: 41.4 %2014: 42.4 %2015: 40.6 %2016: 38.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 38.4% for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Samoa peaked at 44.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2016.

Samoa ranks 24th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions (%) in Samoa, 1998 to 2016.
Year % Change
1998 41.2%
1999 44.0% +6.9%
2000 42.7% -3.1%
2001 41.7% -2.4%
2004 41.1% -1.5%
2005 41.6% +1.2%
2009 39.5% -4.9%
2010 40.4% +2.3%
2011 41.0% +1.3%
2012 41.4% +1.2%
2014 42.4% +2.4%
2015 40.6% -4.2%
2016 38.4% -5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42.6% 41.2% 44.0% 2
2000s 41.3% 39.5% 42.7% 5
2010s 40.7% 38.4% 42.4% 6

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 21 Republic of Korea 42.4% compare
  2. 22 Bermuda 42.3% compare
  3. 23 Qatar 41.0% compare
  4. 25 Cameroon 34.5% compare
  5. 26 Bhutan 33.5% compare
  6. 27 Japan 33.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Samoa?
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Samoa was 38.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 1999.
What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2016.
How does Samoa rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private?
Samoa ranks 24th out of 162 countries with data for 2016.
Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 2,415 data points, 1997–2020
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Total number of students in upper 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 upper secondary education.