School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) was 14,444 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
14,444 number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
174th
of 205 countries
All-time high
15,374 number
in 1979
All-time low
12,891 number
in 1999
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Samoa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Samoa stood at 14,444 number.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Samoa peaked at 15,374 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 12,891 number, in 1999.
That places Samoa 174th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12,924 number | — |
| 1971 | 13,118 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 13,395 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 13,784 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 14,258 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 14,760 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 14,975 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 15,167 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 15,309 number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 15,374 number | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 15,330 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 15,080 number | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 14,918 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 14,829 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 14,755 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 14,650 number | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 14,330 number | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 14,154 number | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 14,065 number | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 13,995 number | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 13,877 number | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 13,376 number | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 13,079 number | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 13,003 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 13,102 number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 13,324 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 13,143 number | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 12,990 number | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 12,895 number | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 12,891 number | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 13,016 number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 13,053 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 13,131 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 13,280 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 13,504 number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 13,774 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 13,889 number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 13,973 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 14,038 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 14,088 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 14,122 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 13,962 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 13,800 number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 13,626 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 13,445 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 13,298 number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 13,420 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 13,601 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 13,848 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 14,149 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 14,444 number | +2.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 14,444 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 329,098 number, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 14,444 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 121,936 number, 12% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,306 number | 12,924 number | 15,374 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,611 number | 13,995 number | 15,330 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,168 number | 12,891 number | 13,877 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,575 number | 13,016 number | 14,088 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,727 number | 13,298 number | 14,149 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,444 number | 14,444 number | 14,444 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, secondary education, female in Samoa?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Samoa was 14,444 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 15,374 number in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,891 number in 1999.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Samoa ranks 174th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.