School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 5,658 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5,658
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
177th
of 222 countries
All-time high
5,987
in 2017
All-time low
4,737
in 1986
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Samoa, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Samoa is 5,658, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Samoa peaked at 5,987 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,737, in 1986.
That places Samoa 177th out of 222 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, one year before the official primary entry in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,203 | — |
| 1971 | 5,198 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 5,206 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 5,183 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 5,163 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 5,189 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 5,222 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 5,242 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 5,190 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 5,132 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 5,082 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 5,066 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 5,027 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 4,907 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 4,806 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 4,769 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 4,737 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 4,767 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 4,861 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 4,918 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 4,922 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 4,850 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 4,779 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 4,839 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 4,892 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 5,028 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 5,000 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 5,148 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 5,074 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 5,207 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 5,429 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 5,653 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 5,311 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 5,173 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 5,203 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 5,114 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 5,083 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 5,018 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 5,005 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 5,024 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 5,069 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 5,144 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5,284 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 5,403 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 5,466 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 5,615 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 5,690 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 5,987 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 5,831 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 5,824 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5,813 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 5,826 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5,862 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 5,980 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 5,810 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 5,658 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,193 | 5,132 | 5,242 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,894 | 4,737 | 5,082 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,974 | 4,779 | 5,207 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,201 | 5,005 | 5,653 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,531 | 5,069 | 5,987 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,825 | 5,658 | 5,980 | 6 |
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More education data for Samoa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,259 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 299 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1,970 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 921 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 24.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Samoa?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Samoa was 5,658 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,987 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,737 in 1986.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Samoa ranks 177th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release