Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 412 number in 2010. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Samoa, 1995–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 412 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2010. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 412 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 316 number, in 1999.
That places Samoa 131st out of 141 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 338 number | — |
| 1999 | 316 number | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 342 number | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 338 number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 325 number | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 353 number | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 360 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 412 number | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 327 number | 316 number | 338 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 343.6 number | 325 number | 360 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 412 number | 412 number | 412 number | 1 |
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More education data for Samoa
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Samoa?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Samoa was 412 number in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 412 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 316 number in 1999.
- How does Samoa rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 131st out of 141 countries with data for 2010.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.