School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 10,001 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
10,001 number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
168th
of 205 countries
All-time high
10,854 number
in 1980
All-time low
8,901 number
in 1999
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Samoa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Samoa stood at 10,001 number.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Samoa peaked at 10,854 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 8,901 number, in 1999.
Samoa ranks 168th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,935 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,939 number | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 9,029 number | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 9,251 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 9,577 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 9,997 number | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 10,256 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 10,515 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 10,716 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 10,842 number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 10,854 number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 10,637 number | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 10,518 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 10,485 number | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 10,475 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 10,436 number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 10,159 number | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 10,044 number | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 10,031 number | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 10,044 number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 9,993 number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 9,533 number | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 9,223 number | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 9,088 number | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 9,098 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 9,239 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 9,147 number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 9,045 number | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 8,950 number | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 8,901 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 8,933 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 8,939 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 8,965 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 9,037 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 9,170 number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 9,390 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 9,572 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 9,713 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 9,799 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 9,847 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 9,870 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 9,764 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 9,662 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 9,555 number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 9,431 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 9,275 number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 9,266 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 9,335 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 9,495 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 9,726 number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 10,001 number | +2.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 10,001 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,196 number, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 10,001 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55,008 number, 18% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,806 number | 8,935 number | 10,842 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,368 number | 10,031 number | 10,854 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,222 number | 8,901 number | 9,993 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,336 number | 8,933 number | 9,847 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,538 number | 9,266 number | 9,870 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,001 number | 10,001 number | 10,001 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, upper secondary education, female in Samoa?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Samoa was 10,001 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 10,854 number in 1980.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,901 number in 1999.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Samoa ranks 168th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.