Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.4529 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Samoa, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.4529 units per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.4529 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2731 units per square kilometre, in 1975.
Samoa ranks 78th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.2731 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.3014 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3201 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3555 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3615 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3625 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.371 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3809 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.394 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3703 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3756 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2862 units per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2936 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2993 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2788 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4255 units per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4529 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.4529 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3064 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.4529 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5499 units per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 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 | +52.6% | 0.2788 units per square kilometre | 0.4255 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3223 units per square kilometre | 0.2731 units per square kilometre | 0.3615 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.3771 units per square kilometre | 0.3625 units per square kilometre | 0.394 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.3441 units per square kilometre | 0.2862 units per square kilometre | 0.3756 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.2965 units per square kilometre | 0.2936 units per square kilometre | 0.2993 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2788 units per square kilometre | 0.2788 units per square kilometre | 0.2788 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.4392 units per square kilometre | 0.4255 units per square kilometre | 0.4529 units per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 75 Cyprus 0.4918 units per square kilometre compare
- 76 Cape Verde 0.4777 units per square kilometre compare
- 77 Portugal 0.4662 units per square kilometre compare
- 79 Iraq 0.4514 units per square kilometre compare
- 80 Azerbaijan 0.4469 units per square kilometre compare
- 81 Uganda 0.4451 units 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 0.4529 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.4529 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2731 units per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Samoa rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 78th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. 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), 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.