Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Samoa
Samoa: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 3.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Samoa, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Samoa stood at 3.8. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Samoa peaked at 7.79 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 3.8, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 32nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.69 | 7.55 | 7.79 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.65 | 7.43 | 7.78 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.68 | 5.99 | 7.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.5 | 5.11 | 5.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.78 | 4.57 | 5.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.41 | 4.32 | 4.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.35 | 4.06 | 4.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.89 | 3.8 | 4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,558 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Samoa?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Samoa was 3.8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.79 in 1959.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Samoa ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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