School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 28,807 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
28,807 number
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
175th
of 206 countries
All-time high
30,889 number
in 1973
All-time low
25,685 number
in 1990
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Samoa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 28,807 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 30,889 number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 25,685 number, in 1990.
Samoa ranks 175th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29,548 number | — |
| 1971 | 30,249 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 30,701 number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 30,889 number | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 30,845 number | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 30,667 number | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 30,320 number | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 29,952 number | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 29,574 number | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 29,197 number | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 28,812 number | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 28,434 number | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 28,079 number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 27,753 number | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 27,451 number | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 27,150 number | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 26,833 number | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 26,488 number | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 26,169 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 25,904 number | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 25,685 number | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 25,840 number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 26,133 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 26,495 number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 26,857 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 27,161 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 27,183 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 27,421 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 27,852 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 28,417 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 29,015 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 29,121 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 29,088 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 28,898 number | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 28,598 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 28,309 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 28,097 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 27,988 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 27,941 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 27,919 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 27,876 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 27,697 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 27,820 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 28,284 number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 29,070 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 30,081 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 30,421 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 30,355 number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 29,969 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 29,399 number | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 28,807 number | -2.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 28,807 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 479,599 number, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 28,807 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 183,594 number, 16% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,194 number | 29,197 number | 30,889 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,307 number | 25,904 number | 28,812 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,904 number | 25,685 number | 28,417 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,497 number | 27,919 number | 29,121 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,097 number | 27,697 number | 30,421 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,807 number | 28,807 number | 28,807 number | 1 |
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, primary education, both sexes in Samoa?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Samoa was 28,807 number in 2020, 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 30,889 number in 1973.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,685 number in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.