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

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Samoa's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) rose 0.58 percentage points on 2020 (from 19.69% to 20.27%).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2020), the average change was −0.28 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.36 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.09 percentage points in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.36 percentage points in 1973. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.32 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 84% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Samoa had the 5th highest value of the 11 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Samoa in the 2021 ranking

• Kuwait — 1st of 11: 38.42%
• Gambia, The — 2nd of 11: 33.37%
• St. Kitts and Nevis — 3rd of 11: 23.71%
• Botswana — 5th of 11: 6.94%
• Sierra Leone — 6th of 11: 6.55%
• Tanzania — 7th of 11: 4.55%

What this measures

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.

Limitations: Religious or private schools, which are not registered with the government or don't follow the common national curriculum, may not be captured.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 24 values

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in nearby economies

• Australia — 31.75% (2024)
• Brunei Darussalam — 41.19% (2020)
• Cambodia — 5.68% (2019)
• China — 6.37% (2024)
• Fiji — 0% (2020)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 20.6% (2024)
• Indonesia — 22.85% (2018)
• Japan — 1.28% (2023)
• Korea, Rep. — 1.74% (2024)

More education data for Samoa

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 34,962 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 101.04% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 99.1% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 102.89% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1 (2021)
• Primary education, pupils (% female) — 48.01% (2018)

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Questions people ask

What is Samoa's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)?

20.27% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is down 2.52 percentage points from 22.79% in 1970. The highest value was 22.79% in 1970 and the lowest 14.95% in 1973.

How does Samoa rank?

5th highest of 11 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) unusual for Samoa?

In 2021, Samoa's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) rose 0.58 percentage points on 2020 (from 19.69% to 20.27%). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2020), the average change was −0.28 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.36 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRIV.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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