Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Samoa
Samoa: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 127 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Samoa, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Samoa is 127 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Samoa peaked at 268 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 94 number, in 2001.
That places Samoa 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 115 number | — |
| 2000 | 129 number | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 94 number | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 132 number | +40.4% |
| 2009 | 119 number | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 109 number | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 268 number | +145.9% |
| 2012 | 148 number | -44.8% |
| 2014 | 175 number | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 175 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 163 number | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 184 number | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 132 number | -28.3% |
| 2019 | 127 number | -3.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 127 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,674 number, 8% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 127 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,006 number, 13% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +145.9% | 109 number | 268 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 115 number | 115 number | 115 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 118.5 number | 94 number | 132 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 164.56 number | 109 number | 268 number | 9 |
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 repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Samoa?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Samoa was 127 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 268 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 94 number in 2001.
- How does Samoa rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Samoa ranks 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.