Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre (Secondary square) in Samoa
Samoa: Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre (Secondary square) was 0.4279 units per square kilometre in 2010. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1970–2010
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Samoa is 0.4279 units per square kilometre, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 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, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.4279 units per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1625 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 115th 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 square kilometre (Secondary square) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1625 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0.2526 units per square kilometre | +55.4% |
| 1996 | 0.235 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2707 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3862 units per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3618 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.376 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3795 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.412 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4261 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4279 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.4279 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6813 units per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.4279 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7501 units per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1625 units per square kilometre | 0.1625 units per square kilometre | 0.1625 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2861 units per square kilometre | 0.235 units per square kilometre | 0.3862 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.3911 units per square kilometre | 0.3618 units per square kilometre | 0.4261 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4279 units per square kilometre | 0.4279 units per square kilometre | 0.4279 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 112 French Polynesia 0.435 units per square kilometre compare
- 113 Honduras 0.4338 units per square kilometre compare
- 114 Lithuania 0.428 units per square kilometre compare
- 116 Eswatini 0.4201 units per square kilometre compare
- 117 East Timor 0.4158 units per square kilometre compare
- 118 Bulgaria 0.3915 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Samoa?
- Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.4279 units per square kilometre in 2010, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4279 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1625 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 115th out of 201 countries with data for 2010.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.