School age population, secondary education, female in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, secondary education, female was 17,606 in 2025. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- 172 Belize 21,560 compare
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 21,221 compare
- 174 Maldives 20,917 compare
- 176 Iceland 17,104 compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 16,871 compare
- 178 Macau (China) 16,700 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, 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release