School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) was 17,814 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17,814
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
175th
of 222 countries
All-time high
17,814
in 2025
All-time low
13,891
in 1993
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, primary education, male in Samoa, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 17,814 for school age population, primary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Samoa peaked at 17,814 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13,891, in 1993.
Samoa ranks 175th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,125 | — |
| 1971 | 15,324 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 15,448 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 15,516 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 15,538 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 15,750 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 15,982 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 16,200 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 16,199 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 16,149 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 16,050 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 15,922 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 15,773 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 15,479 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 15,126 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 14,740 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 14,354 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 14,050 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 14,079 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 14,122 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 14,131 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 14,055 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 13,894 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 13,891 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 13,970 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 14,078 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 14,257 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 14,420 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 14,633 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 14,772 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 15,033 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 15,383 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 15,792 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 15,816 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 15,724 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 15,626 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 15,394 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 15,131 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 14,992 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 14,864 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 14,751 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 14,682 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 14,692 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 14,789 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 15,052 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 15,308 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 15,570 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 15,942 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 16,427 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 16,843 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 17,083 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 17,394 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 17,602 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 17,682 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 17,772 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 17,814 | +0.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 17,814 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 265,287, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 17,814 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 119,024, 15% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,723 | 15,125 | 16,200 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,970 | 14,050 | 16,050 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,210 | 13,891 | 14,772 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,376 | 14,864 | 15,816 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,406 | 14,682 | 16,843 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,558 | 17,083 | 17,814 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 172 Macao 21,200 compare
- 173 Brunei 20,540 compare
- 174 Montenegro 20,214 compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 17,680 compare
- 177 Iceland 16,305 compare
- 178 French Guiana 15,249 compare
More education data for Samoa
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1604 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Samoa?
- School age population, primary education, male in Samoa was 17,814 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 17,814 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,891 in 1993.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Samoa ranks 175th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release