Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Samoa

Samoa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 8.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8.3%
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
43rd
of 153 countries
All-time high
9.2%
in 2010
All-time low
5.0%
in 1998
Years of data
13
1998–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Samoa, 1998–2019

02468101998200820191998: 5 %1999: 5.6 %2000: 5.9 %2001: 7.1 %2010: 9.2 %2011: 8.6 %2012: 7.9 %2014: 7.2 %2015: 7.4 %2016: 7.3 %2017: 6.5 %2018: 7.4 %2019: 8.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Samoa stood at 8.3%.

That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Samoa peaked at 9.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1998.

That places Samoa 43rd out of 153 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 primary education who are at least 2 in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Samoa, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 5.0%
1999 5.6% +12.5%
2000 5.9% +5.6%
2001 7.1% +21.2%
2010 9.2% +28.7%
2011 8.6% -6.4%
2012 7.9% -7.5%
2014 7.2% -9.7%
2015 7.4% +3.7%
2016 7.3% -2.4%
2017 6.5% -10.4%
2018 7.4% +13.8%
2019 8.3% +12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.3% 5.0% 5.6% 2
2000s 6.5% 5.9% 7.1% 2
2010s 7.8% 6.5% 9.2% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Samoa?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Samoa was 8.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1998.
How does Samoa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Samoa ranks 43rd out of 153 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 primary 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 primary 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
192 places, 2,312 data points, 1997–2020
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Percentage of pupils in primary 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. 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/