Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Samoa
Samoa: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 70.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Samoa, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 70.2% for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Samoa peaked at 76.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 2000.
That places Samoa 14th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.3% | 66.3% | 66.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 62.9% | 65.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 66.0% | 76.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 63.0% | 73.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,558 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.8 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Samoa?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Samoa was 70.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 76.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Samoa ranks 14th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.