School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 5,671 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5,671
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
177th
of 222 countries
All-time high
5,728
in 2023
All-time low
4,257
in 1994
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Samoa, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 5,671 for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 5,728 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,257, in 1994.
Samoa ranks 177th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,472 | — |
| 1971 | 4,610 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 4,736 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 4,802 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 4,810 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 4,907 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 5,002 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 5,053 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 5,062 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 5,080 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 5,087 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 5,081 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 5,037 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 4,925 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 4,807 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 4,684 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 4,543 | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 4,394 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 4,357 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 4,353 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 4,369 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 4,377 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 4,356 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 4,274 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 4,257 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 4,257 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,311 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 4,317 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 4,450 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 4,433 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4,420 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 4,687 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 4,541 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 4,806 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 4,762 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 4,900 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 4,946 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 4,861 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 4,781 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 4,722 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 4,679 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 4,646 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 4,595 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 4,498 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4,525 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4,627 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 4,693 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 4,772 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4,661 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 5,092 | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 5,062 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 5,326 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 5,518 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 5,728 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 5,611 | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 5,671 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,853 | 4,472 | 5,080 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,727 | 4,353 | 5,087 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,340 | 4,257 | 4,450 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,743 | 4,420 | 4,946 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,679 | 4,498 | 5,092 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,486 | 5,062 | 5,728 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 174 Brunei Darussalam 6,685 compare
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 6,013 compare
- 176 French Guiana 5,962 compare
- 178 Bahamas 5,188 compare
- 179 Iceland 4,803 compare
- 180 Malta 4,596 compare
More education data for Samoa
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Samoa?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Samoa was 5,671 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,728 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,257 in 1994.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 177th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release