School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 14,950 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
14,950 number
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
175th
of 206 countries
All-time high
15,985 number
in 1974
All-time low
13,721 number
in 1990
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Samoa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Samoa is 14,950 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Samoa peaked at 15,985 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 13,721 number, in 1990.
Samoa ranks 175th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,988 number | — |
| 1971 | 15,352 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 15,654 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 15,874 number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 15,985 number | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 15,982 number | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 15,857 number | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 15,690 number | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 15,496 number | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 15,300 number | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 15,132 number | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 14,956 number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 14,808 number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 14,691 number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 14,591 number | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 14,480 number | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 14,357 number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 14,193 number | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 14,021 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 13,862 number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 13,721 number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 13,763 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 13,876 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 14,048 number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 14,247 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 14,433 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 14,407 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 14,466 number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 14,625 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 14,872 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 15,170 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 15,239 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 15,222 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 15,115 number | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 14,955 number | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 14,805 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 14,686 number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 14,595 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 14,515 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 14,441 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 14,364 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 14,247 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 14,310 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 14,577 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 15,028 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 15,592 number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 15,798 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 15,776 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 15,570 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 15,266 number | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 14,950 number | -2.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 14,950 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,978 number, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 14,950 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93,399 number, 16% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,618 number | 14,988 number | 15,985 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,509 number | 13,862 number | 15,132 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,246 number | 13,721 number | 14,872 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,874 number | 14,441 number | 15,239 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,053 number | 14,247 number | 15,798 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,950 number | 14,950 number | 14,950 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, male in Samoa?
- School age population, primary education, male in Samoa was 14,950 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 15,985 number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,721 number in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Samoa ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.