School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 0.8858 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Samoa, 1970–2024
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 169th out of 213 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.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0153 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.2872 years | +1777.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3538 years | +23.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3705 years | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4042 years | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2452 years | -39.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4644 years | +89.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6164 years | +32.7% |
| 1998 | 1.05 years | +70.5% |
| 1999 | 0.963 years | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9996 years | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9809 years | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9056 years | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8118 years | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8036 years | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6876 years | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7558 years | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.655 years | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6808 years | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.729 years | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6998 years | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.824 years | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8722 years | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7227 years | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6329 years | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7476 years | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7779 years | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.893 years | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8858 years | -0.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.8858 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 years, 50% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.8858 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.98 years, 45% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) 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 | +1777.1% | 0.0153 years | 0.2872 years |
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
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1604 units per person (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 169th out of 213 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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February 2026 Data Release