School age population, lower secondary education, male in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 4,799 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Samoa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Samoa is 4,799 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Samoa peaked at 5,030 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 4,237 number, in 2015.
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, male in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,316 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,443 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 4,585 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 4,728 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 4,874 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 4,996 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 5,026 number | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 5,030 number | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 5,024 number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 5,010 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 4,987 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 4,977 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 4,945 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 4,890 number | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 4,810 number | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 4,739 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 4,734 number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 4,707 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 4,652 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 4,583 number | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 4,519 number | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 4,488 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 4,481 number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 4,483 number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,499 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 4,532 number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 4,493 number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 4,458 number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 4,421 number | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 4,393 number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 4,418 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 4,490 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 4,567 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 4,644 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 4,719 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 4,754 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 4,710 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 4,665 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 4,651 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4,652 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4,643 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 4,551 number | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 4,451 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 4,341 number | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 4,241 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 4,237 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4,413 number | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 4,567 number | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 4,683 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 4,772 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 4,799 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,803 number | 4,316 number | 5,030 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,802 number | 4,583 number | 4,987 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,477 number | 4,393 number | 4,532 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,627 number | 4,418 number | 4,754 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,490 number | 4,237 number | 4,772 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,799 number | 4,799 number | 4,799 number | 1 |
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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, male in Samoa?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Samoa was 4,799 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,030 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,237 number in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Samoa ranks 179th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.