Samoa — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Samoa, 1999–2024.
Education spending for Samoa was 5.46% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 19 years, from 1999 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 6.16% in 2022. The lowest was 3.63% in 2000 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.23% per year.
Samoa ranks 33 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 19%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 4.25%, so Samoa sits above it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 11% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 1%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 5 of 25 economies; Korea, Rep. (5.41%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 30% in 2008. That is 10% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 57 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 63rd of 111 in 1999 → 67th of 116 in 2000 → 72nd of 157 in 2020 → 11th of 39 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1999 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.46% | -0.7 pp |
| 2023 | 6.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 6.16% | +0.9 pp |
| 2021 | 5.22% | +0.7 pp |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 4.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 4.47% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 4.19% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 3.98% | -0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 4.42% | -1.0 pp |
| 2014 | 5.41% | +0.8 pp |
| 2013 | 4.61% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 4.89% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 4.77% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 5.12% | +1.2 pp |
| 2002 | 3.94% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 3.98% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 3.63% | -0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 4.02% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Samoa’s Education spending in 2000?
3.63% (2000). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Samoa’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1999 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +35.9% in total — about 1.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 5.46%; 2023: 6.11%; 2022: 6.16%; 2021: 5.22%; 2020: 4.5%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.