Secondary education, teachers in Samoa
Samoa: Secondary education, teachers was 1,211 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Samoa, 1970–2010
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1,211 for secondary education, teachers 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 in Samoa peaked at 1,211 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 460, in 1970.
That places Samoa 173rd out of 201 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 460 | 460 | 460 | 1 |
| 1990s | 809.75 | 665 | 1,093 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1,107 | 1,024 | 1,206 | 5 |
| 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
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,558 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.8 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Samoa?
- Secondary education, teachers in Samoa was 1,211 in 2010, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,211 in 2010.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 460 in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Samoa ranks 173rd out of 201 countries with data for 2010.
- Is secondary education, teachers 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.