School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 12 years (2001)

Education expenditures:

4.3% of GDP (2002)

Government
Samoa

Country name:

conventional long form: Independent State of Samoa conventional short form: Samoa local long form: Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa local short form: Samoa former: Western Samoa

Government type:

parliamentary democracy

Capital: