Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Samoa
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Samoa was 16% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 1.4 pts from 2023.
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Samoa, 1970 to 2024
All 19 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2023 | 14.6 |
| 2022 | 18.6 |
| 2021 | 19.1 |
| 2020 | 17.3 |
| 2019 | 13.6 |
| 2018 | 14.2 |
| 2017 | 13.3 |
| 2000 | 7.2 |
| 1999 | 11 |
| 1998 | 8.6 |
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1981 | 3.5 |
| 1978 | 2.5 |
| 1977 | 2.5 |
| 1975 | 1.8 |
| 1973 | 1.7 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
Rankings
- Countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio
- EU countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio
Definition
Students enrolled in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8), of any age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group that follows the official secondary school leaving age. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
A gross ratio: students outside the reference ages and students from abroad are counted, so it can exceed 100%. It counts students, not graduates; for degree holders in the United States see bachelors_degree_share.
How to cite
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.Citation styles
APA 7
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2026). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR) (Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio, Samoa, 1970 to 2024) [Data set]. World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR
MLA 9
School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR), Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio, Samoa, 1970 to 2024. UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. World Bank, World Development Indicators, https://data.worldbank.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-enrolment-ratio/samoa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 2026. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio, Samoa, 1970 to 2024. Dataset. Distributed by World Bank, World Development Indicators. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-enrolment-ratio/samoa.
Harvard
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR), Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio, Samoa, 1970 to 2024 [Dataset]. Via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-enrolment-ratio/samoa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{unesco_tertiary_education_gross_enrolment_2024,
author = {{UNESCO Institute for Statistics}},
title = {{School enrollment, tertiary, \% gross (SE.TER.ENRR): Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio, Samoa, 1970 to 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
publisher = {World Bank, World Development Indicators},
url = {https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Retrieved through World Bank, World Development Indicators (https://data.worldbank.org). Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-enrolment-ratio/samoa. Publisher attribution: Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, \% gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
RIS
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N1 - Publisher attribution: Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.
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What is the tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Samoa?
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Samoa was 16% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 1.4 pts from 2023.
Where does this figure come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Samoa?
19.1% in 2021, the highest value since 1970 in this series.