Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in American Samoa

American Samoa: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 743 number in 2006. ▲ Rising

Latest (2006)
743 number
World rank
190th
of 206 countries
All-time high
743 number
in 2006
All-time low
432 number
in 1981
Years of data
18
1981–2006

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in American Samoa, 1981–2006

02004006008001981199320061981: 432 number1982: 440 number1983: 462 number1984: 492 number1985: 526 number1986: 557 number1987: 581 number1988: 593 number1989: 598 number1990: 599 number1991: 602 number1992: 623 number1993: 642 number1994: 660 number1995: 675 number1996: 685 number1997: 717 number2006: 743 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2006, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in American Samoa stood at 743 number. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in American Samoa peaked at 743 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 432 number, in 1981.

That places American Samoa 190th out of 206 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in American Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in American Samoa, 1981 to 2006.
Year number Change
1981 432 number
1982 440 number +1.9%
1983 462 number +5.0%
1984 492 number +6.5%
1985 526 number +6.9%
1986 557 number +5.9%
1987 581 number +4.3%
1988 593 number +2.1%
1989 598 number +0.8%
1990 599 number +0.2%
1991 602 number +0.5%
1992 623 number +3.5%
1993 642 number +3.0%
1994 660 number +2.8%
1995 675 number +2.3%
1996 685 number +1.5%
1997 717 number +4.7%
2006 743 number +3.6%

American Samoa compared with similar countries

  • American Samoa's 743 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 3% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • American Samoa's 743 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 5% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 520.11 number 432 number 598 number 9
1990s 650.38 number 599 number 717 number 8
2000s 743 number 743 number 743 number 1

Countries ranked near American Samoa

  1. 187 Seychelles 826 number compare
  2. 188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 824 number compare
  3. 189 Antigua and Barbuda 745 number compare
  4. 191 Marshall Islands 740 number compare
  5. 192 Aruba 573 number compare
  6. 193 Dominica 433 number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in American Samoa?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in American Samoa was 743 number in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in American Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 743 number in 2006.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in American Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 432 number in 1981.
How does American Samoa rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
American Samoa ranks 190th out of 206 countries with data for 2006.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in American Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this American 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male 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.