School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 4,676 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
4,676 number
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
175th
of 204 countries
All-time high
5,001 number
in 1975
All-time low
4,211 number
in 1991
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Samoa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 4,676 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 5,001 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 4,211 number, in 1991.
Samoa ranks 175th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,479 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,640 number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 4,790 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 4,919 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 4,992 number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 5,001 number | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 4,965 number | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 4,924 number | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 4,874 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 4,826 number | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 4,781 number | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 4,734 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 4,672 number | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 4,603 number | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 4,544 number | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 4,501 number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 4,458 number | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 4,392 number | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 4,318 number | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 4,260 number | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 4,224 number | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 4,211 number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 4,234 number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 4,281 number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 4,336 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 4,384 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 4,337 number | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 4,315 number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 4,325 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 4,387 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 4,502 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 4,557 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 4,622 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 4,679 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 4,686 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 4,634 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 4,577 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4,550 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 4,538 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4,530 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 4,517 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 4,437 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 4,356 number | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 4,300 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 4,333 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4,475 number | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 4,614 number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 4,711 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 4,768 number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4,757 number | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 4,676 number | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,841 number | 4,479 number | 5,001 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,526 number | 4,260 number | 4,781 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,303 number | 4,211 number | 4,387 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,588 number | 4,502 number | 4,686 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,527 number | 4,300 number | 4,768 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,676 number | 4,676 number | 4,676 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 5,860 number compare
- 173 French Polynesia 5,133 number compare
- 174 Macau, China 4,800 number compare
- 176 Iceland 4,618 number compare
- 177 Malta 4,112 number compare
- 178 Barbados 3,435 number 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 4,676 number in 2020, 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 5,001 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,211 number in 1991.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 175th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.