Education spending in Samoa
Government spending on education in Samoa was equal to 5.5% of GDP in 2024.
Samoa, 2024
5.5%
Change from 2023
−0.7percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Samoa over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Samoa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.5% | – |
| 2023 | 6.1% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | – | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 6.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 5.4%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
More for Samoa
All statistics for Samoa
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
16.0%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
101.0%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
30.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
98.1%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
97.0%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
57.0%
2019 · UNESCO UIS