Teachers in primary education, female in Samoa
Samoa: Teachers in primary education, female was 1,259 in 2023. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Samoa, 1975β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in primary education, female in Samoa stood at 1,259. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Samoa peaked at 1,259 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 773, in 1975.
That places Samoa 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 912.2 | 773 | 1,023 | 5 |
| 1980s | 1,067 | 1,026 | 1,115 | 4 |
| 1990s | 973.67 | 810 | 1,063 | 3 |
| 2000s | 839 | 831 | 847 | 2 |
| 2010s | 789 | 789 | 789 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1,221 | 1,183 | 1,259 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,558 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.8 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Samoa?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Samoa was 1,259 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,259 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 773 in 1975.
- How does Samoa rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Samoa ranks 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release