Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0063 units per person in 2010. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Samoa, 1970–2010
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0063 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2010.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0063 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 units per person, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 100th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0033 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.0041 units per person | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0061 units per person | +41.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0056 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0058 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0062 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0063 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0063 units per person | -0.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0063 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 90% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0063 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0053 units per person, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Samoa?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Samoa was 0.0063 units per person in 2010, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0063 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 units per person in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 100th out of 201 countries with data for 2010.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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, 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.