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Literacy

Samoa — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 90%
1991 97% (male 97%, female 97%) age 15 and over can read and write (1971)
1992 97% (male 97%, female 97%) age 15 and over can read and write (1971)
1993 age 15 and over can read and write (1971) total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97%
1994 age 15 and over can read and write (1971) total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97%
1995 age 15 and over can read and write (1971) total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97%
1996 age 15 and over can read and write (1971 est.) total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97%
1997 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population : 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1971 est.)
1998 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1971 est.)
1999 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1971 est.)
2000 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1971 est.)
2001 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1971 est.)
2002 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 80% male: 81% female: 79% (1999)
2003 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.6% female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
2004 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.6% female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
2005 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.6% female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
2006 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.6% female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
2007 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.6% female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
2008 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.6% female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
2009 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.6% female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
2010 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.6% female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
2011 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.6% female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
2012 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.6% female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
2013 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99% female: 98.6% (2003 est.)
2014 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99% female: 98.6% (2003 est.)
2015 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99% | male: 99.1% | female: 98.8% (2015 est.)
2016 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99% | male: 99.1% | female: 98.8% (2015 est.)
2017 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99% | male: 99.1% | female: 98.8% (2015 est.)
2018 definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.) | total population: 99% (2015 est.) | male: 99.1% (2015 est.) | female: 98.8% (2015 est.)
2019 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99% | male: 99.1% | female: 98.8% (2015)
2020 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 99.1% | male: 99% | female: 99.2% (2018)
2021 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.1% male: 99% female: 99.2% (2018)
2022 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.1% male: 99% female: 99.2% (2018)
2023 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.1% male: 99% female: 99.3% (2021)
2024 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.1% male: 99% female: 99.3% (2021)
2025 total population: 98% (2019 est.) male: 98.3% (2019 est.) female: 97.7% (2019 est.)