Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Samoa
Samoa: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 2,386 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Samoa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Samoa stood at 2,386 number.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Samoa peaked at 2,643 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,044 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, female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,622 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,622 number | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,589 number | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 2,536 number | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 2,488 number | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 2,469 number | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 2,436 number | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 2,406 number | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 2,376 number | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 2,339 number | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 2,286 number | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 2,249 number | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 2,213 number | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 2,179 number | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 2,147 number | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 2,121 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 2,097 number | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 2,078 number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 2,064 number | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 2,053 number | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 2,044 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 2,076 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 2,111 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 2,144 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 2,173 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 2,196 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 2,242 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 2,301 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 2,362 number | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2,411 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 2,430 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2,407 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2,371 number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 2,331 number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 2,300 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2,290 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,292 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,304 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,321 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 2,334 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2,336 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,361 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2,413 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 2,483 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2,562 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2,643 number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 2,617 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2,560 number | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 2,490 number | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 2,426 number | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 2,386 number | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,488 number | 2,339 number | 2,622 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,149 number | 2,053 number | 2,286 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,206 number | 2,044 number | 2,411 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,338 number | 2,290 number | 2,430 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,489 number | 2,336 number | 2,643 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,386 number | 2,386 number | 2,386 number | 1 |
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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, female in Samoa?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Samoa was 2,386 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,643 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,044 number in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Samoa ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female 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.