School enrollment, preprimary, male in Samoa
Samoa: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 39.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Samoa, 1970–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, male in Samoa is 39.6%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Samoa peaked at 48.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 134th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.4% | 0.7% | 19.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 48.5% | 48.5% | 48.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 39.5% | 46.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 30.5% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 39.6% | 39.6% | 1 |
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More education data for Samoa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Samoa?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Samoa was 39.6% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Samoa ranks 134th out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.