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School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Samoa was 40.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52.75 in 1998 and a minimum value of 0.74 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	0.74
1973	14.08
1974	17.37
1975	18.51
1976	20.61
1992	12.83
1995	24.29
1996	31.89
1998	52.75
1999	49.51
2000	52.14
2001	52.66
2007	46.61
2008	41.58
2009	41.60
2010	35.49
2011	38.67
2012	33.35
2013	33.48
2014	33.72
2015	36.15
2016	36.13
2017	44.67
2018	48.76
2019	40.50

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Samoa was 41.72 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59.75 in 2001 and a minimum value of 0.73 in 1970.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	0.73
1973	15.36
1974	18.42
1975	19.73
1976	22.04
1998	57.30
2000	58.91
2001	59.75
2007	50.69
2008	43.16
2009	43.83
2010	38.31
2011	40.82
2012	35.02
2013	36.68
2014	35.57
2015	37.37
2016	37.71
2017	47.45
2018	52.55
2019	41.72

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Samoa was 39.37 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.55 in 1998 and a minimum value of 0.74 in 1970.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	0.74
1973	12.94
1974	16.42
1975	17.40
1976	19.28
1998	48.55
2000	46.01
2001	46.22
2007	42.79
2008	40.09
2009	39.50
2010	32.83
2011	36.66
2012	31.80
2013	30.53
2014	32.02
2015	35.03
2016	34.66
2017	42.09
2018	45.24
2019	39.37

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Samoa was 117.85 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 117.85 in 2020 and a minimum value of 82.57 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	82.79
1971	82.57
1972	83.91
1973	88.73
1975	92.91
1976	94.58
1977	96.88
1978	97.91
1979	100.18
1980	98.53
1981	97.33
1982	96.06
1983	97.07
1986	100.33
1994	99.34
1995	100.13
1996	99.37
1997	99.62
1998	98.52
1999	96.06
2000	96.59
2001	100.28
2002	104.96
2003	107.48
2004	109.01
2005	109.38
2006	108.61
2007	107.88
2009	106.25
2010	110.74
2011	107.81
2012	107.37
2014	107.85
2015	106.37
2016	107.26
2017	108.55
2018	110.52
2019	115.11
2020	117.85

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Samoa was 117.08 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 117.08 in 2020 and a minimum value of 77.86 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	81.55
1971	77.86
1972	83.51
1973	87.74
1975	99.13
1976	95.51
1977	97.24
1978	97.98
1979	101.24
1980	98.78
1981	98.26
1982	97.81
1983	99.04
1986	104.37
1994	100.29
1995	101.63
1996	100.63
1997	101.41
1998	101.02
1999	96.03
2000	97.35
2001	101.22
2002	105.61
2003	107.81
2004	109.60
2005	109.80
2006	108.77
2007	108.11
2009	104.57
2010	109.93
2011	107.86
2012	107.24
2014	108.00
2015	106.39
2016	107.93
2017	108.70
2018	110.43
2019	115.72
2020	117.08

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Samoa was 118.57 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 118.57 in 2020 and a minimum value of 83.99 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	83.99
1971	87.14
1972	84.29
1973	89.67
1975	87.19
1976	93.74
1977	96.55
1978	97.84
1979	99.21
1980	98.30
1981	96.49
1982	94.49
1983	95.32
1986	96.82
1994	98.51
1995	98.81
1996	98.25
1997	98.02
1998	96.25
1999	96.09
2000	95.90
2001	99.42
2002	104.36
2003	107.17
2004	108.47
2005	109.00
2006	108.46
2007	107.67
2009	107.81
2010	111.51
2011	107.76
2012	107.48
2014	107.71
2015	106.36
2016	106.63
2017	108.41
2018	110.61
2019	114.54
2020	118.57

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Samoa was 94.41 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.37 in 2007 and a minimum value of 86.45 in 2001.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1994	93.38
1998	93.34
1999	90.46
2000	89.34
2001	86.45
2007	98.37
2009	98.27
2010	95.37
2011	93.84
2012	94.79
2014	96.02
2015	95.93
2016	94.87
2017	94.47
2018	94.41

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1994	95.00
1998	96.20
1999	90.68

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1994	91.94
1998	90.74
1999	90.27

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Samoa was 19.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 22.79 in 1970, while its lowest value was 14.95 in 1973.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	22.79
1971	20.96
1972	19.30
1973	14.95
1975	17.44
1976	16.71
1980	15.92
1981	16.00
1998	15.42
1999	15.84
2000	15.94
2001	16.64
2004	16.97
2010	16.44
2011	16.74
2012	17.37
2014	17.77
2015	18.56
2016	18.74
2017	19.83
2018	20.08
2019	19.48
2020	19.69

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Samoa was 93.26 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.04 in 2015 and a minimum value of 54.11 in 1973.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	56.03
1973	54.11
1975	65.88
1976	67.17
1977	70.20
1978	70.78
1979	71.89
1980	76.01
1981	76.73
1982	82.79
1986	81.52
1994	76.49
1995	75.89
1996	74.42
1997	78.01
1998	77.92
1999	78.99
2000	78.48
2001	80.43
2002	81.53
2003	83.76
2004	83.63
2005	82.97
2006	83.73
2007	83.83
2009	85.99
2010	87.66
2011	87.56
2012	88.43
2014	93.87
2015	94.04
2016	93.26

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Samoa was 98.02 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.63 in 2014 and a minimum value of 59.13 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	59.13
1975	69.23
1976	69.16
1977	74.55
1978	73.33
1979	74.54
1980	77.44
1994	85.17
1995	80.64
1996	77.85
1997	82.76
1998	83.47
1999	83.52
2000	83.90
2001	85.68
2002	86.36
2003	89.41
2004	88.97
2005	88.19
2006	89.87
2007	90.29
2009	92.38
2010	93.61
2011	93.51
2012	93.23
2014	99.63
2015	99.13
2016	98.02

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Samoa was 88.83 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.32 in 2015 and a minimum value of 53.17 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	53.17
1975	62.74
1976	65.31
1977	66.13
1978	68.40
1979	69.45
1980	74.71
1994	69.11
1995	71.80
1996	71.43
1997	73.86
1998	73.05
1999	75.01
2000	73.66
2001	75.71
2002	77.18
2003	78.65
2004	78.80
2005	78.23
2006	78.14
2007	77.93
2009	80.18
2010	82.26
2011	82.14
2012	84.04
2014	88.56
2015	89.32
2016	88.83

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Samoa was 85.52 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85.97 in 2014 and a minimum value of 40.86 in 1995.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1995	40.86
1998	68.50
1999	71.07
2000	64.55
2001	65.83
2009	79.78
2010	80.53
2011	81.11
2012	82.19
2014	85.97
2015	85.51
2016	85.52

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Samoa was 89.73 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 91.16 in 2014 and a minimum value of 44.23 in 1995.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1995	44.23
1998	73.04
1999	75.04
2000	69.11
2001	70.49
2009	85.77
2010	85.59
2011	86.96
2012	87.04
2014	91.16
2015	89.71
2016	89.73

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Samoa was 81.60 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 81.61 in 2015 and a minimum value of 37.97 in 1995.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1995	37.97
1998	64.51
1999	67.58
2000	60.49
2001	61.64
2009	74.33
2010	75.94
2011	75.77
2012	77.75
2014	81.19
2015	81.61
2016	81.60

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Samoa was 30.90 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 33.83 in 2014, while its lowest value was 29.87 in 1998.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1998	29.87
1999	31.94
2000	31.77
2001	31.69
2004	32.15
2005	32.47
2011	32.50
2012	33.02
2014	33.83
2015	32.45
2016	30.90

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Samoa was 17.21 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.21 in 2020 and a minimum value of 0.95 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	0.95
1971	0.99
1973	1.61
1975	1.69
1977	2.66
1978	2.75
1981	3.72
1983	3.11
1998	9.09
1999	11.77
2000	7.56
2017	13.68
2018	14.64
2019	14.02
2020	17.21

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Samoa was 20.28 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20.30 in 2018 and a minimum value of 0.02 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	0.02
1971	0.09
1975	0.18
1977	0.98
1981	0.54
1983	3.05
1998	8.91
1999	12.07
2000	7.24
2017	18.94
2018	20.30
2019	18.54
2020	20.28

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Samoa was 14.42 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.42 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1.84 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	1.84
1971	1.86
1975	3.12
1977	4.24
1981	6.71
1983	3.16
1998	9.25
1999	11.50
2000	7.84
2017	9.01
2018	9.59
2019	9.96
2020	14.42

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation