School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) was 15,545 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
15,545 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
173rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
16,891 number
in 1984
All-time low
14,008 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Samoa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Samoa is 15,545 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Samoa peaked at 16,891 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 14,008 number, in 1970.
That places Samoa 173rd 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, male (number) (age male) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,008 number | — |
| 1971 | 14,110 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 14,342 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 14,724 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 15,211 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 15,739 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 15,939 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 16,182 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 16,426 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 16,640 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 16,781 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 16,727 number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 16,772 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 16,858 number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 16,891 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 16,801 number | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 16,452 number | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 16,244 number | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 16,142 number | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 16,079 number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 15,986 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 15,567 number | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 15,362 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 15,323 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 15,385 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 15,474 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 15,117 number | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 14,875 number | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 14,727 number | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 14,640 number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 14,610 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 14,531 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 14,557 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 14,690 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 14,910 number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 15,164 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 15,239 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 15,313 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 15,398 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 15,484 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 15,535 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 15,321 number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 15,109 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 14,873 number | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 14,597 number | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 14,344 number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 14,421 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 14,587 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 14,852 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 15,193 number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 15,545 number | +2.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 15,545 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 345,117 number, 5% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 15,545 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 129,526 number, 12% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,332 number | 14,008 number | 16,640 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,575 number | 16,079 number | 16,891 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,246 number | 14,640 number | 15,986 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,990 number | 14,531 number | 15,484 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,883 number | 14,344 number | 15,535 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,545 number | 15,545 number | 15,545 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, male in Samoa?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Samoa was 15,545 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 16,891 number in 1984.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,008 number in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Samoa ranks 173rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.