American Samoa
Last updated July 1, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Governance is strongest, but Innovation and Access & Parity remain constraints
American Samoa demonstrates early-stage readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (66th percentile worldwide). Investments are generating initial gains, yet substantial gaps persist in several dimensions.
- Global percentile
- 66th
- Global rank
- Not ranked (microstate)
- Regional rank
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Country profile
American Samoa remains in the emerging-readiness range, with progress visible but major gaps still limiting future readiness. Most dimension scores sit close to global norms, without a single dimension standing far above the rest.
Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned. High internet adoption enables broad participation in digital learning and innovation. Strong tertiary enrollment expands future talent pipelines and strengthens national innovation potential.
A large research workforce accelerates experimentation, technology adoption, and applied innovation. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.
School Access and Gender Parity presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning.
Many indicators are imputed, so the profile should be treated as a limited signal rather than a complete measurement.
Key insights
Sits above the global median at the 66th percentile.
Scores range from Governance (68.9) to Access & Parity (47.3), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Leads regional peers most clearly in Governance.
Regional peers: East Asia & Pacific
Composite GEFRI Score
| Global rank | Regional rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | Korea, Rep. | 77.95 |
| 3 | 2 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 77.62 |
| 4 | 3 | Singapore | 77.59 |
| 12 | 4 | Japan | 76.08 |
| 14 | 5 | Australia | 75.89 |
| 20 | 6 | New Zealand | 73.01 |
| — | — | NauruMicrostate | 60.91 |
| 48 | 7 | Fiji | 60.84 |
| — | — | Northern Mariana IslandsMicrostate | 60.77 |
| 50 | 8 | Thailand | 60.64 |
| 54 | 9 | Brunei Darussalam | 60.25 |
| 55 | 10 | Indonesia | 59.51 |
| — | — | GuamMicrostate | 59.03 |
| — | — | American SamoaMicrostate | 58.57 |
| 63 | 11 | Macao SAR, China | 58.24 |
| 66 | 12 | Viet Nam | 57.81 |
| — | — | New CaledoniaMicrostate | 57.39 |
| 70 | 13 | Mongolia | 57.06 |
| — | — | PalauMicrostate | 56.92 |
| 73 | 14 | Malaysia | 56.68 |
| — | — | French PolynesiaMicrostate | 56.07 |
| 75 | 15 | China | 55.64 |
| 85 | 16 | Philippines | 52.11 |
| — | — | SamoaMicrostate | 51.42 |
| — | — | TuvaluFCSMicrostate | 49.03 |
| — | — | TongaMicrostate | 48.36 |
| — | — | KiribatiFCSMicrostate | 46.12 |
| — | — | Marshall IslandsFCSMicrostate | 45.41 |
| — | — | Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FCSMicrostate | 41.64 |
| 111 | 17 | Timor-LesteFCS | 40.85 |
| 113 | 18 | Vanuatu | 40.42 |
| 118 | 19 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 37.53 |
| 130 | 20 | MyanmarFCS | 33.78 |
| 131 | 21 | Cambodia | 33.74 |
| 134 | 22 | Lao PDR | 32.35 |
| 140 | 23 | Solomon IslandsFCS | 31.28 |
| 153 | 24 | Papua New GuineaFCS | 25.62 |