Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained in Samoa
Samoa: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained was 97.9% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
97.9%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
44th
of 90 countries
All-time high
97.9%
in 2018
All-time low
94.5%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2014–2018
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained in Samoa, 2014–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained in Samoa stood at 97.9%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over five years.
That places Samoa 44th out of 90 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 94.5% | — |
| 2015 | 95.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +1.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 97.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.3%, 100% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 97.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.9%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 41 Tajikistan 98.1%
- 42 British Virgin Islands 98.1% compare
- 43 Aruba 98.0%
- 45 El Salvador 97.8%
- 46 Hong Kong, China 97.7% compare
- 47 Cayman Islands 97.6% compare
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 percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained in Samoa?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained in Samoa was 97.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 2014.
- How does Samoa rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained?
- Samoa ranks 44th out of 90 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release