School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 11,150 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Samoa, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Samoa stood at 11,150.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 11,879 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10,103, in 2008.
That places Samoa 173rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10,315 | — |
| 1999 | 10,640 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 11,063 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 10,992 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 10,569 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 10,495 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 10,431 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 10,342 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 10,191 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 10,110 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 10,103 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 10,154 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 10,251 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 10,468 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 10,748 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 10,963 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 11,152 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 11,375 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 11,661 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 11,879 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 11,694 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 11,652 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 11,634 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 11,716 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 11,870 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 11,818 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 11,519 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 11,150 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,478 | 10,315 | 10,640 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10,445 | 10,103 | 11,063 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,184 | 10,251 | 11,879 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,618 | 11,150 | 11,870 | 6 |
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More education data for Samoa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,964 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1154 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,154 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2124 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,810 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0156 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,165 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Samoa?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Samoa was 11,150 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 11,879 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,103 in 2008.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 173rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release