Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Samoa
Samoa: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 1.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Samoa, 1994–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.0% for repeaters, primary, total in 2018.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Samoa peaked at 2.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1997.
That places Samoa 123rd out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.1% | — |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +73.6% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -52.6% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +96.1% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -41.7% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +137.9% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +66.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -31.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +27.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -13.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) 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 | +137.9% | 0.9% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 8 |
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, primary, total in Samoa?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Samoa was 1.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1997.
- How does Samoa rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Samoa ranks 123rd out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.