Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Samoa

Samoa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 10.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
10.5%
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
72nd
of 154 countries
All-time high
13.7%
in 2010
All-time low
5.9%
in 2001
Years of data
13
1998–2019

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

0510151998200820191998: 5.9 %1999: 7.3 %2000: 9 %2001: 5.9 %2010: 13.7 %2011: 11.5 %2012: 10.9 %2014: 13.6 %2015: 11.9 %2016: 10.8 %2017: 9 %2018: 9.3 %2019: 10.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Samoa stood at 10.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Samoa peaked at 13.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2001.

Samoa ranks 72nd of 154 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, both sexes (%) in Samoa, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 5.9%
1999 7.3% +23.2%
2000 9.0% +22.2%
2001 5.9% -34.0%
2010 13.7% +132.4%
2011 11.5% -16.1%
2012 10.9% -5.4%
2014 13.6% +25.2%
2015 11.9% -12.5%
2016 10.8% -9.3%
2017 9.0% -17.1%
2018 9.3% +3.9%
2019 10.5% +12.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.6% 5.9% 7.3% 2
2000s 7.4% 5.9% 9.0% 2
2010s 11.2% 9.0% 13.7% 9

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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 10.5% 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 13.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2001.
How does Samoa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Samoa ranks 72nd out of 154 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 23.8%. 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 2,304 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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/