Over-age students, primary, male in Samoa
Samoa: Over-age students, primary, male was 9.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, male in Samoa, 1994–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 9.4% for over-age students, primary, male in 2018.
That represents a change of up 28.9% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Samoa peaked at 10.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1998.
That places Samoa 72nd 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, male in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.7% | — |
| 1998 | 5.7% | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -18.1% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 6.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.3% | 10.7% | 8 |
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More education data for Samoa
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, male in Samoa?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Samoa was 9.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1998.
- How does Samoa rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Samoa ranks 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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, male (% of male 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.