Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) in Samoa
Samoa: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) was 2,082 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Samoa, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Samoa is 2,082 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Samoa peaked at 2,897 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39 number, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 169th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39 number | — |
| 1973 | 767 number | +1866.7% |
| 1974 | 925 number | +20.6% |
| 1975 | 982 number | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 1,085 number | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 2,823 number | +160.2% |
| 2000 | 2,897 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 2,887 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2,408 number | -16.6% |
| 2008 | 2,069 number | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 2,087 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1,840 number | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 2,001 number | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 1,766 number | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 1,916 number | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 2,048 number | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 2,023 number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,471 number | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 2,654 number | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 2,082 number | -21.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 2,082 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73,560 number, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 2,082 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23,780 number, 9% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +1866.7% | 39 number | 767 number |
| 1998 | +160.2% | 1,085 number | 2,823 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 759.6 number | 39 number | 1,085 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 2,823 number | 2,823 number | 2,823 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,470 number | 2,069 number | 2,897 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,089 number | 1,766 number | 2,654 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,211 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 397 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,580 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,585 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,964 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 34,962 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1171 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Samoa?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Samoa was 2,082 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,897 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 number in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Samoa ranks 169th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.