School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 10,378 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
10,378 number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
175th
of 206 countries
All-time high
11,428 number
in 2015
All-time low
8,934 number
in 1989
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Samoa, 1970–2019
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.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,883 number | — |
| 1971 | 10,868 number | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 10,759 number | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 10,605 number | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 10,535 number | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 10,403 number | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 10,254 number | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 10,105 number | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 9,956 number | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 9,785 number | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 9,651 number | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 9,545 number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 9,459 number | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 9,382 number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 9,295 number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 9,213 number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 9,140 number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 9,069 number | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 9,009 number | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 8,934 number | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 8,940 number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 9,092 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 9,259 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 9,421 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 9,526 number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 9,662 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 9,857 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 10,076 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 10,270 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 10,317 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 10,341 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 10,156 number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 9,945 number | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 9,764 number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 9,802 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 9,780 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 9,790 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 9,821 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 9,863 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 9,808 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 9,902 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 10,147 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 10,490 number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 10,870 number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 11,230 number | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 11,428 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 11,175 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 10,827 number | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 10,481 number | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 10,378 number | -1.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 10,378 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 322,958 number, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 10,378 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95,664 number, 11% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
- 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, 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.