Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Samoa

Samoa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 8.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8.5%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
70th
of 153 countries
All-time high
11.3%
in 2014
All-time low
4.8%
in 1998
Years of data
13
1998–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Samoa, 1998–2019

02.557.51012.51998200820191998: 4.8 %1999: 6.5 %2000: 7.4 %2001: 5 %2010: 10.9 %2011: 9.2 %2012: 8.4 %2014: 11.3 %2015: 9.9 %2016: 10.2 %2017: 8 %2018: 8.7 %2019: 8.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Samoa stood at 8.5%.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Samoa peaked at 11.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1998.

Samoa ranks 70th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Samoa, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 4.8%
1999 6.5% +37.7%
2000 7.4% +13.3%
2001 5.0% -32.9%
2010 10.9% +118.2%
2011 9.2% -15.0%
2012 8.4% -8.8%
2014 11.3% +34.0%
2015 9.9% -12.6%
2016 10.2% +3.0%
2017 8.0% -20.8%
2018 8.7% +8.7%
2019 8.5% -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.7% 4.8% 6.5% 2
2000s 6.2% 5.0% 7.4% 2
2010s 9.5% 8.0% 11.3% 9

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 67 Bolivia 9.1% compare
  2. 68 Myanmar 8.6% compare
  3. 69 Saudi Arabia 8.6% compare
  4. 71 Dominica 8.5% compare
  5. 72 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.2% compare
  6. 73 Luxembourg 7.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Samoa?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Samoa was 8.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1998.
How does Samoa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Samoa ranks 70th out of 153 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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 pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,218 data points, 1997–2020
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Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/