Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Samoa
Samoa: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 8.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Samoa, 1994–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary in Samoa stood at 8.5%.
The figure is up 20.6% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Samoa peaked at 9.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1998.
Samoa ranks 74th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 (% of enrollment) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.0% | — |
| 1998 | 5.3% | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +27.9% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.1% | 9.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Samoa?
- Over-age students, primary in Samoa was 8.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1998.
- How does Samoa rank for over-age students, primary?
- Samoa ranks 74th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 (% of 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.