School age population, lower secondary education, female in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 4,443 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Samoa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Samoa is 4,443 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Samoa peaked at 4,763 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 3,843 number, in 1991.
That places Samoa 179th out of 205 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, lower secondary education, female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,989 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,179 number | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 4,366 number | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 4,533 number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 4,681 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 4,763 number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 4,719 number | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 4,652 number | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 4,593 number | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 4,532 number | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 4,476 number | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 4,443 number | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 4,400 number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 4,344 number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 4,280 number | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 4,214 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 4,171 number | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 4,110 number | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 4,034 number | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 3,951 number | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 3,884 number | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 3,843 number | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 3,856 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 3,915 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 4,004 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 4,085 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 3,996 number | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 3,945 number | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 3,945 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,990 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 4,083 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 4,114 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 4,166 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 4,243 number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 4,334 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 4,384 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 4,317 number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 4,260 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 4,239 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 4,241 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4,252 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 4,198 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 4,138 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 4,071 number | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 4,014 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4,023 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4,154 number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 4,266 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 4,353 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 4,423 number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 4,443 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,501 number | 3,989 number | 4,763 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,242 number | 3,951 number | 4,476 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,946 number | 3,843 number | 4,085 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,238 number | 4,083 number | 4,384 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,189 number | 4,014 number | 4,423 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,443 number | 4,443 number | 4,443 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, female in Samoa?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Samoa was 4,443 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4,763 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,843 number in 1991.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Samoa ranks 179th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.