School age population, primary education, female in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, primary education, female was 16,760 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Samoa, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Samoa is 16,760, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Samoa peaked at 16,829 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,474, 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 | 14,476 | 13,984 | 14,724 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,439 | 12,474 | 14,541 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,248 | 12,949 | 13,792 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,362 | 13,951 | 14,826 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,627 | 13,926 | 15,979 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,594 | 16,203 | 16,829 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 173 Brunei 19,024 compare
- 174 Montenegro 18,636 compare
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 17,540 compare
- 177 French Guiana 15,633 compare
- 178 Iceland 15,510 compare
- 179 Bahamas 13,858 compare
More education data for Samoa
- 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 1,558 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.8 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Samoa?
- School age population, primary education, female in Samoa was 16,760 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 16,829 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,474 in 1987.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Samoa ranks 176th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release