Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Samoa
Samoa: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 1,211 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Samoa, 1970–2010
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2010, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Samoa stood at 1,211. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Samoa peaked at 1,211 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 460, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 173rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 460 | — |
| 1995 | 715 | +55.4% |
| 1996 | 665 | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 715.5 | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 766 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 1,093 | +42.7% |
| 2000 | 1,024 | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 1,064 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1,074 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1,166 | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 1,186 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1,206 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,211 | +0.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,211 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34,286, 4% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,211 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,892, 12% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +55.4% | 460 | 715 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 460 | 460 | 460 | 1 |
| 1990s | 790.9 | 665 | 1,093 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,120 | 1,024 | 1,206 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,211 | 1,211 | 1,211 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 170 Guinea-Bissau 1,480 compare
- 171 Equatorial Guinea 1,327 compare
- 172 Barbados 1,244 compare
- 174 Vanuatu 1,186 compare
- 175 Tonga 1,086 compare
- 176 Saint Lucia 1,037 compare
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 secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Samoa?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Samoa was 1,211 in 2010, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,211 in 2010.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 460 in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Samoa ranks 173rd out of 201 countries with data for 2010.
- Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.