School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Samoa
Samoa: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) 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 194 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.
School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7% | — |
| 1973 | 12.9% | +1657.8% |
| 1974 | 16.4% | +26.9% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 19.3% | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 48.5% | +151.8% |
| 2000 | 46.0% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 31.8% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +1657.8% | 0.7% | 12.9% |
| 1998 | +151.8% | 19.3% | 48.5% |
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 |
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 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 194 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.