Population, age 16, total in Samoa
Samoa: Population, age 16, total was 5,127 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, total in Samoa, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 16, total in Samoa is 5,127, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Samoa peaked at 5,127 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,589, in 1997.
That places Samoa 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,899 | 3,589 | 4,398 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,039 | 3,664 | 4,378 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,792 | 4,479 | 5,127 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,558 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.8 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, total in Samoa?
- Population, age 16, total in Samoa was 5,127 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,127 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,589 in 1997.
- How does Samoa rank for population, age 16, total?
- Samoa ranks 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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 Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.