Start month of the academic school year in Samoa
Samoa: Start month of the academic school year was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Start month of the academic school year in Samoa, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start month of the academic school year in Samoa is 2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Samoa peaked at 2 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2014.
That places Samoa 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2 | — |
| 1998 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,964 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1154 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,154 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2124 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,810 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0156 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,165 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Samoa?
- Start month of the academic school year in Samoa was 2 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2014.
- How does Samoa rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Samoa ranks 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release