Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Samoa
Samoa: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 61.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Samoa, 1995–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Samoa stood at 61.4%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Samoa peaked at 61.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 1995.
That places Samoa 64th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 39.3% | — |
| 1999 | 48.6% | +23.9% |
| 2000 | 51.9% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 52.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 52.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 56.3% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 61.4% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.0% | 39.3% | 48.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 50.2% | 53.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 54.6% | 57.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 57.2% | 61.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 upper secondary education who are female in Samoa?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Samoa was 61.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 1995.
- How does Samoa rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Samoa ranks 64th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release