Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Samoa
Samoa: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) was 362 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Samoa, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Samoa is 362 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 659 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 233 number, in 1997.
Samoa ranks 147th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 295 number | — |
| 1995 | 522 number | +76.9% |
| 1996 | 486 number | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 233 number | -52.1% |
| 1998 | 459 number | +97.0% |
| 1999 | 266 number | -42.0% |
| 2000 | 280 number | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 265 number | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 659 number | +148.7% |
| 2003 | 641 number | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 515 number | -19.7% |
| 2005 | 409 number | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 403 number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 366 number | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 288 number | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 291 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 469 number | +61.2% |
| 2012 | 323 number | -31.1% |
| 2014 | 431 number | +33.4% |
| 2015 | 431 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 435 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 377 number | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 328 number | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 362 number | +10.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 362 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,909 number, 7% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 362 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,608 number, 23% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +148.7% | 265 number | 659 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 376.83 number | 233 number | 522 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 425.11 number | 265 number | 659 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 383 number | 291 number | 469 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Samoa?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Samoa was 362 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 659 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 233 number in 1997.
- How does Samoa rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 147th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.