Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Samoa
Samoa: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 1,259 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Samoa, 1975–2023
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 212 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.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 773 | — |
| 1976 | 853 | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 906 | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 1,006 | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 1,023 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1,026 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1,050 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 1,078 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 1,115 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 1,048 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 1,063 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 810 | -23.8% |
| 2000 | 831 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 847 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 789 | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 1,183 | +49.9% |
| 2023 | 1,259 | +6.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,259 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,119, 6% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,259 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,593, 11% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +49.9% | 789 | 1,183 |
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
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1604 units per person (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 212 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