Literacy Rate: Samoa

Analysis# Samoa Literacy Rate Samoa's literacy rate stands at 97.99% as of 2019, reflecting exceptionally high educational attainment across the population. The country reached its all-time peak of 99.707% in 2017, just 1.8 percentage points above the current figure. Since 1991, when the literacy rate was 97.94%, overall growth has been minimal at 0.1 percentage points, indicating that Samoa has maintained near-universal literacy for nearly three decades. The data reveals a notable surge between 2016 and 2017, when literacy climbed to its historic high of 99.707%. However, a sharp decline followed, dropping 1.72 percentage points by 2019. This recent contraction suggests potential challenges in sustaining peak literacy levels, though the current 97.99% remains among the world's highest and demonstrates Samoa's continued commitment to universal education access.