Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Samoa
Samoa: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 4,962 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Samoa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Samoa is 4,962 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Samoa peaked at 5,510 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,367 number, in 1990.
Samoa ranks 175th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,309 number | — |
| 1971 | 5,356 number | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 5,348 number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 5,302 number | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 5,238 number | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 5,184 number | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 5,110 number | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 5,036 number | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 4,962 number | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 4,888 number | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 4,812 number | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 4,751 number | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 4,699 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 4,653 number | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 4,607 number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 4,559 number | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 4,513 number | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 4,467 number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 4,426 number | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 4,393 number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 4,367 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 4,427 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 4,499 number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 4,573 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 4,640 number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 4,690 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 4,756 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 4,852 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 4,958 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 5,052 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 5,108 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 5,060 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 4,983 number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 4,896 number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 4,827 number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 4,806 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 4,790 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 4,788 number | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 4,795 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 4,803 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 4,801 number | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 4,862 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 4,987 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 5,156 number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 5,339 number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 5,510 number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 5,457 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 5,334 number | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 5,180 number | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 5,042 number | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 4,962 number | -1.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 4,962 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 116,888 number, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 4,962 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30,680 number, 16% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,173 number | 4,888 number | 5,356 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,588 number | 4,393 number | 4,812 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,681 number | 4,367 number | 5,052 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,886 number | 4,788 number | 5,108 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,167 number | 4,801 number | 5,510 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,962 number | 4,962 number | 4,962 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Samoa?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Samoa was 4,962 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,510 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,367 number in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Samoa ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.