Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Samoa
Samoa: Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 256 number in 2010. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Samoa, 1995–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2010, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Samoa stood at 256 number. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Samoa peaked at 256 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 175 number, in 1995.
That places Samoa 128th out of 138 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 175 number | — |
| 1999 | 240 number | +37.1% |
| 2000 | 246 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 250 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 256 number | +2.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 256 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,491 number, 1% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 256 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13,018 number, 2% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 207.5 number | 175 number | 240 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 248 number | 246 number | 250 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 256 number | 256 number | 256 number | 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 teachers in lower secondary education, female in Samoa?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Samoa was 256 number in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 256 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 175 number in 1995.
- How does Samoa rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Samoa ranks 128th out of 138 countries with data for 2010.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.