School age population, tertiary education, female in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, tertiary education, female was 9,146 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Samoa, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, tertiary education, female in Samoa stood at 9,146. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Samoa peaked at 9,146 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,565, in 1970.
That places Samoa 185th out of 215 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 | 6,681 | 5,565 | 8,143 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,754 | 8,408 | 8,913 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,492 | 8,096 | 8,831 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,740 | 7,559 | 8,135 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,629 | 8,208 | 8,934 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,607 | 8,353 | 9,146 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 182 New Caledonia 10,736 compare
- 183 French Polynesia 10,287 compare
- 184 Martinique 9,149 compare
- 186 Barbados 8,956 compare
- 187 Saint Lucia 6,139 compare
- 188 Micronesia (country) 5,639 compare
More education data for Samoa
- 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 1,558 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.8 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Samoa?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Samoa was 9,146 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 9,146 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,565 in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Samoa ranks 185th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release