Primary school enrolment (gross) in Samoa

Gross primary school enrolment in Samoa was 101.0% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2002.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Samoa, 2024 101.0% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2023 −0.6percentage points 2023: 101.6%
World, 2024 102.2% Official aggregate

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Samoa over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period SamoaWorld
2024 101.0% 102.2%
2023 101.6% 100.7%
2022 103.3% 100.4%
2021 104.7% 99.4%
2020 102.0% 99.6%
2019 103.1% 99.1%
2018 103.8% 99.1%
2017 106.4% 101.8%
2016 107.3% 102.1%
2015 107.1% 101.0%
2014 106.6% 101.6%
2013 – 103.0%
2012 104.0% 102.9%
2011 104.3% 102.4%
2010 107.7% 102.5%
2009 102.9% 102.7%
2008 – 102.9%
2007 103.2% 102.7%
2006 102.5% 101.7%
2005 102.4% 101.7%
2004 102.4% 101.6%
2003 101.4% 100.9%
2002 100.3% 99.4%
2001 98.2% 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 101.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 106.6%, the figure has changed by −5.6 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for 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