School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) was 9,128 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
9,128 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
177th
of 203 countries
All-time high
10,202 number
in 1987
All-time low
6,130 number
in 1970
Years of data
44
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, male in Samoa, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Samoa is 9,128 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Samoa peaked at 10,202 number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6,130 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.
School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,130 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,625 number | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 6,986 number | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 7,197 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 7,359 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 7,555 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 7,742 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 7,852 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 7,969 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 8,169 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 8,545 number | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 8,922 number | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 9,215 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 9,431 number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 9,654 number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 9,971 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 10,199 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 10,202 number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10,075 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 9,961 number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 9,991 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 9,934 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 9,761 number | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 9,515 number | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 9,305 number | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 9,234 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 9,223 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 9,062 number | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 8,803 number | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 8,545 number | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 8,388 number | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 8,461 number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 8,430 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 8,324 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 8,214 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 8,163 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 8,256 number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 8,308 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 8,355 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 8,445 number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 8,618 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 8,975 number | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 9,146 number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 9,128 number | -0.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 9,128 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 231,398 number, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 9,128 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 119,148 number, 8% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,358 number | 6,130 number | 8,169 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,618 number | 8,545 number | 10,202 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,337 number | 8,545 number | 9,991 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,334 number | 8,163 number | 8,461 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,967 number | 8,618 number | 9,146 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 174 Vanuatu 11,614 number compare
- 175 Barbados 9,586 number compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 9,195 number compare
- 178 Saint Lucia 7,700 number compare
- 179 Micronesia (country) 6,011 number compare
- 180 Kiribati 5,334 number compare
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, tertiary education, male in Samoa?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Samoa was 9,128 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 10,202 number in 1987.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,130 number in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Samoa ranks 177th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.