Secondary education, teachers, per capita in American Samoa
American Samoa: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0054 units per person in 1992. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in American Samoa, 1972–1992
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, per capita in American Samoa is 0.0054 units per person, measured in 1992. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in American Samoa peaked at 0.0054 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 units per person, in 1982.
American Samoa ranks 121st of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0043 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0044 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0042 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.004 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0038 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0039 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0038 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.005 units per person | +31.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0054 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0053 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0048 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0048 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0048 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0054 units per person | +12.9% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.0054 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 78% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.0054 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0053 units per person, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, per capita in American 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +31.3% | 0.0038 units per person | 0.005 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
More education data for American Samoa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,420 (1990)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 266 (1992)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 341 (1992)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0501 % change on previous year (1997)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.25 % change on previous year (1989)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 634 (2007)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.81 % change on previous year (1989)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 973 (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in American Samoa?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in American Samoa was 0.0054 units per person in 1992, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0054 units per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 units per person in 1982.
- How does American Samoa rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- American Samoa ranks 121st out of 201 countries with data for 1992.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.