School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 13,857 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
13,857 number
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
175th
of 206 countries
All-time high
15,047 number
in 1972
All-time low
11,964 number
in 1990
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Samoa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 13,857 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Samoa peaked at 15,047 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 11,964 number, in 1990.
That places Samoa 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,560 number | — |
| 1971 | 14,897 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 15,047 number | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 15,015 number | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 14,860 number | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 14,685 number | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 14,463 number | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 14,262 number | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 14,078 number | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 13,897 number | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 13,680 number | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 13,478 number | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 13,271 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 13,062 number | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 12,860 number | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 12,670 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 12,476 number | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 12,295 number | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 12,148 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 12,042 number | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 11,964 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 12,077 number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 12,257 number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 12,447 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 12,610 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 12,728 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 12,776 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 12,955 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 13,227 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 13,545 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 13,845 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 13,882 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 13,866 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 13,783 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 13,643 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 13,504 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 13,411 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 13,393 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 13,426 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 13,478 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 13,512 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 13,450 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 13,510 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 13,707 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 14,042 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 14,489 number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 14,623 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 14,579 number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 14,399 number | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 14,133 number | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 13,857 number | -2.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 13,857 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 234,620 number, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 13,857 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90,195 number, 15% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,576 number | 13,897 number | 15,047 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,798 number | 12,042 number | 13,680 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,659 number | 11,964 number | 13,545 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,623 number | 13,393 number | 13,882 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,044 number | 13,450 number | 14,623 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,857 number | 13,857 number | 13,857 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, female in Samoa?
- School age population, primary education, female in Samoa was 13,857 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 15,047 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,964 number in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Samoa ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.