School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 10,378 number in 2019. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Samoa, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Samoa is 10,378 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 11,428 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8,934 number, in 1989.
That places Samoa 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,415 number | 9,785 number | 10,883 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,270 number | 8,934 number | 9,651 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,642 number | 8,940 number | 10,317 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,907 number | 9,764 number | 10,341 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,693 number | 9,902 number | 11,428 number | 10 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Samoa?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Samoa was 10,378 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 11,428 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,934 number in 1989.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.