School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 2,758 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2,758
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
177th
of 222 countries
All-time high
2,800
in 2023
All-time low
2,039
in 1994
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Samoa, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 2,758 for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Samoa peaked at 2,800 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,039, 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, female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,144 | — |
| 1971 | 2,211 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 2,274 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 2,305 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 2,313 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 2,370 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 2,422 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 2,436 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 2,424 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 2,424 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,425 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2,422 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 2,398 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 2,324 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 2,255 | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 2,187 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 2,116 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 2,043 | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 2,040 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 2,054 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 2,076 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 2,096 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 2,098 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 2,054 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 2,039 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 2,040 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,071 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2,065 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 2,163 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 2,156 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2,143 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 2,281 | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 2,143 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 2,318 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 2,303 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 2,361 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2,405 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2,354 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 2,313 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 2,284 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2,264 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2,252 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2,238 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2,211 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2,215 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,244 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2,315 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2,355 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2,258 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 2,485 | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 2,481 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,585 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 2,663 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 2,800 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 2,739 | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 2,758 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,332 | 2,144 | 2,436 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,226 | 2,040 | 2,425 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,086 | 2,039 | 2,163 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,290 | 2,143 | 2,405 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,284 | 2,211 | 2,485 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,671 | 2,481 | 2,800 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 3,005 compare
- 175 Macao 3,000 compare
- 176 French Guiana 2,912 compare
- 178 Bahamas 2,562 compare
- 179 Iceland 2,350 compare
- 180 Guadeloupe 2,218 compare
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, last grade of primary education, female in Samoa?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Samoa was 2,758 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,800 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,039 in 1994.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Samoa ranks 177th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release