School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) was 0.8567 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.8567 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Samoa peaked at 0.9714 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0152 years, in 1970.
That places Samoa 164th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0152 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.2701 years | +1680.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3383 years | +25.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3489 years | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3757 years | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9714 years | +158.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8956 years | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.874 years | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8297 years | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7799 years | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7629 years | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.637 years | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7199 years | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6315 years | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.654 years | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7132 years | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.677 years | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7855 years | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8193 years | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7095 years | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6019 years | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7196 years | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7496 years | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8628 years | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8567 years | -0.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.8567 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 years, 48% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.8567 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.89 years, 45% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) 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 | +1680.4% | 0.0152 years | 0.2701 years |
| 1998 | +158.6% | 0.3757 years | 0.9714 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2696 years | 0.0152 years | 0.3757 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.9714 years | 0.9714 years | 0.9714 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8284 years | 0.7629 years | 0.8956 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7052 years | 0.6315 years | 0.8193 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7581 years | 0.6019 years | 0.8628 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, male in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Samoa was 0.8567 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9714 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0152 years in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Samoa ranks 164th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release