Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Samoa
Samoa: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 2,576 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Samoa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Samoa stood at 2,576 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Samoa peaked at 2,867 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,323 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, male in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,687 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,734 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 2,759 number | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 2,766 number | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 2,750 number | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 2,715 number | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 2,674 number | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 2,630 number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 2,586 number | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 2,549 number | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 2,526 number | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 2,502 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 2,486 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 2,474 number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 2,460 number | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 2,438 number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 2,416 number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 2,389 number | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 2,362 number | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 2,340 number | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 2,323 number | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 2,351 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2,388 number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 2,429 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 2,467 number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 2,494 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 2,514 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 2,551 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 2,596 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 2,641 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 2,678 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 2,653 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2,612 number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 2,565 number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2,527 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 2,516 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,498 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2,484 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 2,474 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,469 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,465 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,501 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2,574 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2,673 number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 2,777 number | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 2,867 number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 2,840 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2,774 number | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 2,690 number | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 2,616 number | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 2,576 number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,685 number | 2,549 number | 2,766 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,439 number | 2,340 number | 2,526 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,475 number | 2,323 number | 2,641 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,548 number | 2,469 number | 2,678 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,678 number | 2,465 number | 2,867 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,576 number | 2,576 number | 2,576 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, male in Samoa?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Samoa was 2,576 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,867 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,323 number in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Samoa ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.