School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) was 4,799 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
4,799 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
179th
of 205 countries
All-time high
5,030 number
in 1977
All-time low
4,237 number
in 2015
Years of data
51
1970–2020
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 (number) 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% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 4,799 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 180,362 number, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 4,799 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 66,168 number, 7% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2024)
- 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)
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.