Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in American Samoa

Gross tertiary enrolment in American Samoa was 19.6% in 1989.

Measure: Tertiary education enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the population in the five years after secondary school age Data: 1971 to 1989 Source: World Bank
The latest value for American Samoa is for 1989. Most countries have figures for 2023.
American Samoa, 1989 19.6% % of the population in the five years after secondary school age
Change from 1971 +19.6percentage points 1971: 0.0%
World, 1989 13.3% Official aggregate

Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in American Samoa over time

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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education enrolment (gross) (% of the population in the five years after secondary school age), 2001 to 2024
Period American SamoaWorld
2024 – 43.6%
2023 – 43.2%
2022 – 42.0%
2021 – 41.1%
2020 – 39.7%
2019 – 38.7%
2018 – 37.9%
2017 – 37.5%
2016 – 37.1%
2015 – 36.6%
2014 – 35.6%
2013 – 33.1%
2012 – 32.3%
2011 – 31.1%
2010 – 29.6%
2009 – 28.3%
2008 – 27.4%
2007 – 26.3%
2006 – 25.7%
2005 – 24.3%
2004 – 23.6%
2003 – 22.8%
2002 – 21.6%
2001 – 20.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 0.0% in 1971, a change of +19.6 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 1989 was 13.3%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.TER.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 1989 for American Samoa
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics