School age population, tertiary education, female in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, tertiary education, female was 8,151 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Samoa, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, female in Samoa stood at 8,151 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Samoa peaked at 8,772 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 5,847 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 | 7,005 number | 5,847 number | 7,705 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,512 number | 8,068 number | 8,772 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,957 number | 7,356 number | 8,507 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,355 number | 7,198 number | 7,691 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,043 number | 7,847 number | 8,151 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 174 Iceland 11,848 number compare
- 175 Barbados 9,393 number compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 8,995 number compare
- 178 Saint Lucia 7,715 number compare
- 179 Micronesia (country) 5,524 number compare
- 180 Kiribati 5,225 number compare
More education data for Samoa
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (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 8,151 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 8,772 number in 1985.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,847 number in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Samoa ranks 177th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.