Enrolment in primary education, female in Samoa
Samoa: Enrolment in primary education, female was 16,355 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in Samoa, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, female in Samoa is 16,355 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Samoa peaked at 16,355 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11,599 number, in 1971.
That places Samoa 171st out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,257 number | 11,599 number | 14,557 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 13,139 number | 12,936 number | 13,513 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 12,991 number | 12,646 number | 13,362 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 14,442 number | 13,478 number | 14,953 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 15,368 number | 14,488 number | 16,355 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 168 Montenegro 18,654 number compare
- 169 Luxembourg 18,493 number compare
- 170 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 18,093 number compare
- 172 Iceland 15,702 number compare
- 173 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 15,576 number compare
- 174 Bahamas, The 14,624 number compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Samoa?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Samoa was 16,355 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 16,355 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,599 number in 1971.
- How does Samoa rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Samoa ranks 171st out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.