School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 17,279 number in 2018. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Samoa, 1970β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 17,279 number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 18,955 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 11,977 number, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 177th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,363 number | 11,977 number | 15,874 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,130 number | 16,613 number | 18,955 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,294 number | 15,901 number | 18,441 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,690 number | 15,361 number | 16,136 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,010 number | 16,465 number | 17,282 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 174 Iceland 24,397 number compare
- 175 Barbados 18,979 number compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 18,190 number compare
- 178 Saint Lucia 15,415 number compare
- 179 Micronesia 11,535 number compare
- 180 Kiribati 10,559 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Samoa?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Samoa was 17,279 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 18,955 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,977 number in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 177th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.