School age population, secondary education, female in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, secondary education, female was 14,444 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
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.
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
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 15,824 number compare
- 172 French Polynesia 15,471 number compare
- 173 Iceland 14,896 number compare
- 175 Maldives 13,789 number compare
- 176 Malta 13,739 number compare
- 177 Macau (China) 12,446 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, 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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.