Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) in Samoa
Samoa: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) was 1,259 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Samoa, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Samoa stood at 1,259. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Samoa peaked at 1,259 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 773, in 1975.
Samoa ranks 172nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) 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% |
| 1981 | 1,038 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1,050 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 1,078 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 1,090 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1,103 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1,115 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1,048 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 1,063 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 978.67 | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 894.33 | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 810 | -9.4% |
| 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), gaps filled (female) 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 | 1,071 | 1,026 | 1,115 | 7 |
| 1990s | 958.8 | 810 | 1,063 | 5 |
| 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 (number), gaps filled in Samoa?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Samoa was 1,259 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,259 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 773 in 1975.
- How does Samoa rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Samoa ranks 172nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.