Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Samoa
Samoa: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 57.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Samoa, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Samoa stood at 57.8%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Samoa peaked at 57.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 1995.
Samoa ranks 62nd of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 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% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 59 United States of America 57.9% compare
- 60 Bahrain 57.9% compare
- 61 Costa Rica 57.8% compare
- 63 Honduras 56.5% compare
- 64 Germany 56.2% compare
- 65 Macau, China 56.1% 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 upper secondary education who are female in Samoa?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Samoa was 57.8% in 2019, 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 57.8% in 2019.
- 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 62nd out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.