Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Samoa
Samoa: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 1,558 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Samoa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1,558 for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Samoa peaked at 1,558 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 920, in 2007.
Samoa ranks 174th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,206 | 937 | 1,471 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,459 | 1,288 | 1,511 | 7 |
| 1990s | 1,341 | 1,137 | 1,479 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,040 | 920 | 1,167 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,021 | 1,021 | 1,021 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1,508 | 1,459 | 1,558 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 171 Malta 1,941 compare
- 172 Vanuatu 1,892 compare
- 173 Barbados 1,592 compare
- 175 Bahamas, The 1,497 compare
- 176 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 1,193 compare
- 177 New Caledonia 1,096 compare
More education data for Samoa
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 1,558 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Samoa?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Samoa was 1,558 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,558 in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 920 in 2007.
- How does Samoa rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Samoa ranks 174th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.