School life expectancy, primary, male in American Samoa
American Samoa: School life expectancy, primary, male was 7.1 years in 1992. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in American Samoa, 1982β1992
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 1992, school life expectancy, primary, male in American Samoa stood at 7.1 years. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in American Samoa peaked at 8.2 years in 1985 and was at its lowest, 7.1 years, in 1992.
American Samoa ranks 7th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.92 years | 7.65 years | 8.2 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 7.52 years | 7.1 years | 7.97 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 4 Namibia 8.96 years
- 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.91 years compare
- 6 Mozambique 8.82 years compare
- 7 Eswatini 8.43 years compare
- 8 Malawi 8.3 years compare
- 9 Antigua and Barbuda 8.13 years compare
- 10 Zambia 8.03 years compare
More education data for American Samoa
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (1992)
- Primary education, teachers 524 (1992)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.27 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 91.2% (1992)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in American Samoa?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in American Samoa was 7.1 years in 1992, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2 years in 1985.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1 years in 1992.
- How does American Samoa rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- American Samoa ranks 7th out of 224 countries with data for 1992.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release