Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 45,846 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Samoa, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Samoa is 45,846, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 45,846 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36,755, in 1998.
Samoa ranks 165th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 36,755 | — |
| 1999 | 37,141 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 37,699 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 38,369 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 39,328 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 39,603 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 39,565 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 39,589 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 39,287 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 38,849 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 38,530 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 38,227 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 37,977 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 37,845 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 37,850 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37,959 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 38,186 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 38,629 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 39,366 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 40,095 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 41,180 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 42,095 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 42,889 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 43,830 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 44,519 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 45,252 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 45,809 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 45,846 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,948 | 36,755 | 37,141 | 2 |
| 2000s | 38,905 | 37,699 | 39,603 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,118 | 37,845 | 42,095 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,691 | 42,889 | 45,846 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Samoa?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Samoa was 45,846 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 45,846 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,755 in 1998.
- How does Samoa rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 165th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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 of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release