School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 6.57 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Samoa, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Samoa stood at 6.57 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 6.63 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.79 years, in 1973.
Samoa ranks 60th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.56 years | 3.79 years | 5.03 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.55 years | 5.32 years | 5.8 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 5.41 years | 5.21 years | 5.56 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.8 years | 5.59 years | 6.06 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.4 years | 6.16 years | 6.63 years | 6 |
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- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
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- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Samoa was 6.57 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.63 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.79 years in 1973.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 60th out of 198 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.