School age population, primary education, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 34,574 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Samoa, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Samoa is 34,574, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 34,601 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26,524, in 1987.
That places Samoa 176th out of 216 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,199 | 29,109 | 30,924 | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,408 | 26,524 | 30,591 | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,458 | 26,840 | 28,564 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,737 | 28,815 | 30,642 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,032 | 28,628 | 32,822 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,152 | 33,286 | 34,601 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 39,564 compare
- 174 Montenegro 38,850 compare
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 35,220 compare
- 177 Iceland 31,815 compare
- 178 French Guiana 30,882 compare
- 179 Malta 28,362 compare
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, primary education, both sexes in Samoa?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Samoa was 34,574 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 34,601 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,524 in 1987.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 176th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release