Over-age students, primary, female in Samoa
Samoa: Over-age students, primary, female was 7.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, female in Samoa, 1994–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary, female in Samoa stood at 7.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Samoa peaked at 8.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1998.
That places Samoa 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5.3% | — |
| 1998 | 4.8% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +35.0% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 7.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.8% | 8.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 74 Panama 7.9% compare
- 75 Cape Verde 7.9% compare
- 76 Niger 7.8% compare
- 78 Azerbaijan 7.5% compare
- 79 Bangladesh 7.3% compare
- 80 Benin 7.3% compare
More education data for Samoa
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,962 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1604 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,677 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, female in Samoa?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Samoa was 7.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1998.
- How does Samoa rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Samoa ranks 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.