School age population, secondary education, female (number) in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, secondary education, female (number) was 17,606 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17,606
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
175th
of 220 countries
All-time high
17,606
in 2025
All-time low
12,062
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, female in Samoa, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 17,606 for school age population, secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Samoa peaked at 17,606 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12,062, in 1970.
That places Samoa 175th out of 220 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.
School age population, secondary education, female (number) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12,062 | — |
| 1971 | 12,460 | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 12,889 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 13,333 | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 13,754 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 14,407 | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 15,064 | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 15,593 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 15,658 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 15,741 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 15,856 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 16,004 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 16,093 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 15,809 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 15,535 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 15,261 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 14,949 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 14,582 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 14,266 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 14,131 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 14,156 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 14,279 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 14,362 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 14,010 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 13,659 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 13,359 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 13,137 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 13,021 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 12,982 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 13,046 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 13,329 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 13,580 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 13,890 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 13,836 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 13,954 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 14,147 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 14,421 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 14,735 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 14,844 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 14,864 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 14,965 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 14,983 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 15,022 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 14,837 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 14,618 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 14,451 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 14,431 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 14,558 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 14,565 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14,493 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 14,866 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 15,293 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 15,860 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 16,451 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 17,110 | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 17,606 | +2.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 17,606 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 340,608, 5% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 17,606 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90,133, 20% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,096 | 12,062 | 15,741 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,249 | 14,131 | 16,093 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,601 | 12,982 | 14,362 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,160 | 13,329 | 14,864 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,692 | 14,431 | 15,022 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,198 | 14,866 | 17,606 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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, secondary education, female in Samoa?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Samoa was 17,606 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 17,606 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,062 in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Samoa ranks 175th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release