School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 0.9176 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Samoa stood at 0.9176 years.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Samoa peaked at 1.14 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0154 years, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 158th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0154 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.3055 years | +1878.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3704 years | +21.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3939 years | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4356 years | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 1.14 years | +161.1% |
| 2000 | 1.11 years | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.1 years | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9871 years | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8459 years | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8468 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7411 years | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7937 years | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6798 years | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7093 years | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.746 years | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.724 years | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8643 years | +19.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9277 years | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7367 years | -20.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6661 years | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7772 years | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8076 years | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9254 years | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9176 years | -0.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.9176 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.81 years, 51% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.9176 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.91 years, 48% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) 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 | +1878.8% | 0.0154 years | 0.3055 years |
| 1998 | +161.1% | 0.4356 years | 1.14 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3042 years | 0.0154 years | 0.4356 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.14 years | 1.14 years | 1.14 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9773 years | 0.8459 years | 1.11 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7692 years | 0.6798 years | 0.9277 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8188 years | 0.6661 years | 0.9254 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, female in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Samoa was 0.9176 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0154 years in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Samoa ranks 158th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release