School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 4,991 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
4,991 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
175th
of 206 countries
All-time high
5,481 number
in 2015
All-time low
4,187 number
in 1989
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Samoa, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Samoa stood at 4,991 number.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Samoa peaked at 5,481 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,187 number, in 1989.
Samoa ranks 175th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, female (number) (School) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,313 number | — |
| 1971 | 5,239 number | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 5,118 number | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 4,994 number | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 5,022 number | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 4,977 number | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 4,922 number | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 4,870 number | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 4,806 number | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 4,672 number | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 4,573 number | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 4,501 number | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 4,434 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 4,374 number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 4,332 number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 4,293 number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 4,261 number | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 4,237 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 4,221 number | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 4,187 number | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 4,197 number | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 4,270 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 4,347 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 4,421 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 4,483 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 4,555 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 4,684 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 4,819 number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 4,927 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 4,917 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 4,918 number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,832 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 4,738 number | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 4,657 number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 4,679 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 4,674 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 4,706 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 4,750 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 4,794 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4,762 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 4,803 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 4,902 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 5,043 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 5,204 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 5,386 number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 5,481 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 5,365 number | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 5,208 number | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 5,050 number | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 4,991 number | -1.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 4,991 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 158,506 number, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 4,991 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 46,912 number, 11% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,993 number | 4,672 number | 5,313 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,341 number | 4,187 number | 4,573 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,562 number | 4,197 number | 4,927 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,751 number | 4,657 number | 4,918 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,143 number | 4,803 number | 5,481 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, female in Samoa?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Samoa was 4,991 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,481 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,187 number in 1989.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Samoa ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.