School enrollment, preprimary in Samoa
Samoa: School enrollment, preprimary was 41.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Samoa, 1970–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2021, school enrollment, preprimary in Samoa stood at 41.4%.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Samoa peaked at 52.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 134th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.3% | 0.7% | 20.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 12.8% | 52.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 41.6% | 52.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 33.3% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 41.4% | 41.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 1,558 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.8 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Samoa?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Samoa was 41.4% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Samoa ranks 134th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 (% 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.