Population, age 5, total in Samoa
Samoa: Population, age 5, total was 4,220 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 5, total in Samoa, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 5, total in Samoa stood at 4,220. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 5, total in Samoa peaked at 5,500 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4,220, in 2015.
That places Samoa 172nd 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 | 4,614 | 4,240 | 4,897 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,254 | 4,965 | 5,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,518 | 4,220 | 4,797 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 169 Bahamas 5,567 compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 4,610 compare
- 171 Iceland 4,358 compare
- 174 Macao 3,944 compare
- 175 Saint Lucia 3,151 compare
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 5, total in Samoa?
- Population, age 5, total in Samoa was 4,220 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 5, total recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,500 in 2005.
- What is the lowest population, age 5, total recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,220 in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for population, age 5, total?
- Samoa ranks 172nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 5, total rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 5, 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.