Share of primary school teachers who are women in Samoa
Samoa: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 80.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Samoa, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of primary school teachers who are women in Samoa stood at 80.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Samoa peaked at 81.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63.6%, in 1975.
Samoa ranks 88th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 63.6% | — |
| 1976 | 64.5% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 67.3% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 68.4% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 70.2% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 71.3% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 71.9% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 71.8% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 73.8% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 71.1% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 71.9% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 71.2% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 71.2% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 72.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 81.1% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 80.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 80.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.8% | 63.6% | 70.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 72.2% | 71.3% | 73.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 71.4% | 71.1% | 71.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 71.2% | 72.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 77.3% | 77.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 80.8% | 81.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1604 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Samoa?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Samoa was 80.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.6% in 1975.
- How does Samoa rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Samoa ranks 88th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.