Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.2788 number per square kilometre in 2010. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Samoa, 1975–2010
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.2788 number per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in 2010.
The figure is down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.394 number per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.2731 number per square kilometre, in 1975.
Samoa ranks 98th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.2731 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.3014 number per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3201 number per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3555 number per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3615 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3625 number per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.371 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3809 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.394 number per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3703 number per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3756 number per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2862 number per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2936 number per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2993 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2788 number per square kilometre | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3223 number per square kilometre | 0.2731 number per square kilometre | 0.3615 number per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.3771 number per square kilometre | 0.3625 number per square kilometre | 0.394 number per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.3441 number per square kilometre | 0.2862 number per square kilometre | 0.3756 number per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.2965 number per square kilometre | 0.2936 number per square kilometre | 0.2993 number per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2788 number per square kilometre | 0.2788 number per square kilometre | 0.2788 number per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 95 Nigeria 0.3038 number per square kilometre compare
- 96 Tunisia 0.2933 number per square kilometre compare
- 97 Honduras 0.292 number per square kilometre compare
- 99 Lesotho 0.2752 number per square kilometre compare
- 100 Slovakia 0.2748 number per square kilometre compare
- 101 Myanmar 0.2675 number per square kilometre compare
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), per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.2788 number per square kilometre in 2010, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.394 number per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2731 number per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Samoa rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 98th out of 196 countries with data for 2010.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.