School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 11,272 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Samoa, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Samoa stood at 11,272. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 11,272 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,229, in 1995.
That places Samoa 184th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,282 | — |
| 1971 | 8,583 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 8,868 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 9,132 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 9,323 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 9,546 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 9,743 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 9,903 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 9,911 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 9,954 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 10,021 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 10,069 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 10,056 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 9,893 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 9,697 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 9,465 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 9,208 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 8,944 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 8,834 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 8,766 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 8,731 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 8,729 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 8,686 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 8,454 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 8,250 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 8,229 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 8,271 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 8,352 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 8,433 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 8,577 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 8,709 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 8,641 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 8,881 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 8,961 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 9,121 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 9,339 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 9,503 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 9,588 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 9,517 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 9,412 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 9,300 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 9,217 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 9,140 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 9,038 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 8,790 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 8,747 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 8,962 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 9,130 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 9,262 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 9,273 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 9,603 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 10,029 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 10,317 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 10,806 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 11,208 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 11,272 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,324 | 8,282 | 9,954 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,495 | 8,766 | 10,069 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,471 | 8,229 | 8,731 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,167 | 8,641 | 9,588 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,086 | 8,747 | 9,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,539 | 9,603 | 11,272 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Samoa?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Samoa was 11,272 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 11,272 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,229 in 1995.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 184th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release