Literacy rate, adult female in Samoa
Samoa: Literacy rate, adult female was 97.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, adult female in Samoa, 1991–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 97.7% for literacy rate, adult female in 2019.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Samoa peaked at 99.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 1991.
That places Samoa 13th out of 89 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, adult female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 97.4% | — |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | -2.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 97.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 97.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.4% | 97.4% | 97.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 97.7% | 99.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More gender data for Samoa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 79.58 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9176 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 146.39 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 146.39 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Samoa?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Samoa was 97.7% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 1991.
- How does Samoa rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Samoa ranks 13th out of 89 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.