School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 29,989 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
29,989 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
174th
of 205 countries
All-time high
32,111 number
in 1980
All-time low
26,932 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Samoa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Samoa stood at 29,989 number.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 32,111 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 26,932 number, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 174th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26,932 number | — |
| 1971 | 27,228 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 27,737 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 28,508 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 29,469 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 30,499 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 30,914 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 31,349 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 31,735 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 32,014 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 32,111 number | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 31,807 number | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 31,690 number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 31,687 number | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 31,646 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 31,451 number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 30,782 number | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 30,398 number | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 30,207 number | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 30,074 number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 29,863 number | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 28,943 number | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 28,441 number | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 28,326 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 28,487 number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 28,798 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 28,260 number | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 27,865 number | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 27,622 number | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 27,531 number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 27,626 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 27,584 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 27,688 number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 27,970 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 28,414 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 28,938 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 29,128 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 29,286 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 29,436 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 29,572 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 29,657 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 29,283 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 28,909 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 28,499 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 28,042 number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 27,642 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 27,841 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 28,188 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 28,700 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 29,342 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 29,989 number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29,638 number | 26,932 number | 32,014 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,185 number | 30,074 number | 32,111 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,414 number | 27,531 number | 29,863 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,564 number | 27,584 number | 29,572 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,610 number | 27,642 number | 29,657 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,989 number | 29,989 number | 29,989 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 31,968 number compare
- 172 French Polynesia 31,286 number compare
- 173 Iceland 30,254 number compare
- 175 Malta 28,239 number compare
- 176 Maldives 26,656 number compare
- 177 Macau, China 25,731 number compare
More education data for Samoa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Samoa?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Samoa was 29,989 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 32,111 number in 1980.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,932 number in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 174th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.