School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 2,427 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
2,427 number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
175th
of 204 countries
All-time high
2,583 number
in 1975
All-time low
2,206 number
in 2013
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Samoa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Samoa is 2,427 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Samoa peaked at 2,583 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2,206 number, in 2013.
That places Samoa 175th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,296 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,364 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 2,432 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 2,499 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 2,551 number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 2,583 number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 2,582 number | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 2,575 number | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 2,559 number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 2,539 number | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 2,515 number | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 2,494 number | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 2,463 number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 2,428 number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 2,402 number | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 2,391 number | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 2,379 number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 2,352 number | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 2,319 number | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 2,289 number | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 2,266 number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 2,256 number | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 2,256 number | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,264 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 2,287 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 2,319 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 2,301 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 2,282 number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 2,273 number | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 2,293 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 2,346 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 2,381 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 2,415 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2,441 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2,443 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2,418 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2,393 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2,380 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,372 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2,361 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2,343 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 2,293 number | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 2,242 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 2,206 number | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2,224 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2,306 number | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 2,387 number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 2,443 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2,476 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2,471 number | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,427 number | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,498 number | 2,296 number | 2,583 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,403 number | 2,289 number | 2,515 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,280 number | 2,256 number | 2,319 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,395 number | 2,346 number | 2,443 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,339 number | 2,206 number | 2,476 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,427 number | 2,427 number | 2,427 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 2,959 number compare
- 173 French Polynesia 2,628 number compare
- 174 Macau, China 2,481 number compare
- 176 Iceland 2,386 number compare
- 177 Malta 2,134 number compare
- 178 Barbados 1,742 number compare
More education data for Samoa
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,211 (2010)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Samoa?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Samoa was 2,427 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,583 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,206 number in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Samoa ranks 175th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.