School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.8858 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Samoa, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Samoa is 0.8858 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 1.05 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0153 years, in 1970.
That places Samoa 164th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2862 years | 0.0153 years | 0.4042 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.668 years | 0.2452 years | 1.05 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9003 years | 0.8036 years | 0.9996 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7363 years | 0.655 years | 0.8722 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7874 years | 0.6329 years | 0.893 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- 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 1,558 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.8 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Samoa was 0.8858 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0153 years in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 164th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release