Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Samoa
Samoa: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 2,580 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Samoa stood at 2,580.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Samoa peaked at 2,613 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41, in 1970.
That places Samoa 174th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41 | — |
| 1973 | 726 | +1670.7% |
| 1974 | 905 | +24.7% |
| 1975 | 944 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 1,028 | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 2,594 | +152.3% |
| 2000 | 2,495 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 2,461 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 2,170 | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 2,032 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 1,993 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1,674 | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 1,923 | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 1,732 | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 1,871 | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 2,083 | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 2,014 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2,365 | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 2,457 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 2,121 | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 1,800 | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 2,163 | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 2,251 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 2,613 | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 2,580 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 728.8 | 41 | 1,028 | 5 |
| 1990s | 2,594 | 2,594 | 2,594 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,230 | 1,993 | 2,495 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,027 | 1,674 | 2,457 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2,281 | 1,800 | 2,613 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Samoa?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Samoa was 2,580 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,613 in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
- Samoa ranks 174th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release