School age population, early childhood education, male in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, early childhood education, male was 5,767 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, male in Samoa, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 5,767 for school age population, early childhood education, male in 2025.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Samoa peaked at 6,109 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,211, 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, male in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5,350 | — |
| 1999 | 5,485 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 5,693 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 5,677 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 5,462 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 5,446 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 5,424 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 5,384 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 5,282 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 5,231 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 5,211 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 5,225 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 5,272 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 5,384 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 5,525 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 5,633 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5,734 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 5,885 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 6,021 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 6,048 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5,986 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 6,005 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 6,000 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 5,998 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 6,066 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 6,109 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 5,976 | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 5,767 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,418 | 5,350 | 5,485 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5,404 | 5,211 | 5,693 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,749 | 5,272 | 6,048 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,986 | 5,767 | 6,109 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,259 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 299 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,970 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 921 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 24.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Samoa?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in Samoa was 5,767 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 6,109 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,211 in 2008.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- Samoa ranks 173rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release