School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 10,746 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
10,746 number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
168th
of 205 countries
All-time high
12,081 number
in 1984
All-time low
9,667 number
in 1971
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Samoa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Samoa is 10,746 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Samoa peaked at 12,081 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 9,667 number, in 1971.
That places Samoa 168th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male (number) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,692 number | — |
| 1971 | 9,667 number | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 9,757 number | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 9,996 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 10,337 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 10,743 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 10,913 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 11,152 number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 11,402 number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 11,630 number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 11,794 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 11,750 number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 11,827 number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 11,968 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 12,081 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 12,062 number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 11,718 number | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 11,537 number | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 11,490 number | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 11,496 number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 11,467 number | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 11,079 number | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 10,881 number | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 10,840 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 10,886 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 10,942 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 10,624 number | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 10,417 number | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 10,306 number | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 10,247 number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 10,192 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 10,041 number | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 9,990 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 10,046 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 10,191 number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 10,410 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 10,529 number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 10,648 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 10,747 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 10,832 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 10,892 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 10,770 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 10,658 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 10,532 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 10,356 number | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 10,107 number | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 10,008 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 10,020 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 10,169 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 10,421 number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 10,746 number | +3.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 10,746 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 122,159 number, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 10,746 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56,208 number, 19% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,529 number | 9,667 number | 11,630 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,772 number | 11,490 number | 12,081 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,769 number | 10,247 number | 11,467 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,363 number | 9,990 number | 10,832 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,393 number | 10,008 number | 10,892 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,746 number | 10,746 number | 10,746 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, male in Samoa?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Samoa was 10,746 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 12,081 number in 1984.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,667 number in 1971.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Samoa ranks 168th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.