Table 6.2. Sex and Literacy, Sex and School attendance by Educational attainment
		Less than	9th to	High School	Some coll	Bach-	MS and	Percent	Percent
Age	Total	9th grade	12th	graduate	and Assoc	elors	above	HS Grad	BA/BS+
Sex
Total
Literacy
Total	53,976	15,663	7,850	20,761	6,656	1,991	1,055	56.4	5.6
Literate	50,642	13,924	7,430	19,825	6,452	1,961	1,049	57.8	5.9
Illiterate	3,334	1,739	420	935	204	30	6	35.2	1.1
Male
Literacy
Total	26,373	8,155	3,868	10,182	2,764	947	456	54.4	5.3
Literate	24,760	7,310	3,676	9,721	2,651	947	456	55.6	5.7
Illiterate	1,613	846	192	462	114	0	0	35.7	0.0
Female
Literacy
Total	27,603	7,508	3,982	10,578	3,892	1,043	600	58.4	6.0
Literate	25,882	6,614	3,754	10,104	3,802	1,013	594	59.9	6.2
Illiterate	1,721	894	228	474	90	30	6	34.9	2.1
Source: 2015 American Samoa Household Income and Expenditures Survey
Total
School attendance
Total	53,976	15,663	7,850	20,761	6,656	1,991	1,055	56.4	5.6
No has not attended	34,559	3,202	3,598	19,447	5,517	1,847	947	80.3	8.1
Yes public school or college	17,432	11,058	4,018	1,199	1,001	108	48	13.5	0.9
Yes private school or college	1,985	1,403	234	114	138	36	60	17.5	4.8
Male
School attendance
Total	26,373	8,155	3,868	10,182	2,764	947	456	54.4	5.3
No has not attended	16,707	1,739	1,751	9,571	2,357	870	420	79.1	7.7
Yes public school or college	8,707	5,709	2,003	552	366	60	18	11.4	0.9
Yes private school or college	959	708	114	60	42	18	18	14.4	3.8
Female
School attendance
Total	27,603	7,508	3,982	10,578	3,892	1,043	600	58.4	6.0
No has not attended	17,852	1,463	1,847	9,877	3,160	977	528	81.5	8.4
Yes public school or college	8,725	5,349	2,015	648	636	48	30	15.6	0.9
Yes private school or college	1,025	696	120	54	96	18	42	20.5	5.9