School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 9,242 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Samoa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Samoa is 9,242 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 9,759 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 8,255 number, in 2014.
Samoa ranks 179th of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,305 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,622 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 8,951 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 9,261 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 9,555 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 9,759 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 9,745 number | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 9,682 number | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 9,617 number | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 9,542 number | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 9,463 number | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 9,420 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 9,345 number | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 9,234 number | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 9,090 number | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 8,953 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 8,905 number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 8,817 number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 8,686 number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 8,534 number | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 8,403 number | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 8,331 number | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 8,337 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 8,398 number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 8,503 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 8,617 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 8,489 number | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 8,403 number | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 8,366 number | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 8,383 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 8,501 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 8,604 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 8,733 number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 8,887 number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 9,053 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 9,138 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 9,027 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 8,925 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 8,890 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 8,893 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8,895 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8,749 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 8,589 number | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 8,412 number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 8,255 number | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 8,260 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 8,567 number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 8,833 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 9,036 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 9,195 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 9,242 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,304 number | 8,305 number | 9,759 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,045 number | 8,534 number | 9,463 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,423 number | 8,331 number | 8,617 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,865 number | 8,501 number | 9,138 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,679 number | 8,255 number | 9,195 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,242 number | 9,242 number | 9,242 number | 1 |
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 9,242 number in 2020, 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 9,759 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,255 number in 2014.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 179th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.