Teachers in primary education, female in Samoa
Samoa: Teachers in primary education, female was 789 number in 2010. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, female in Samoa, 1975–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 789 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Samoa peaked at 1,115 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 773 number, in 1975.
That places Samoa 173rd out of 196 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 912.2 number | 773 number | 1,023 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 1,067 number | 1,026 number | 1,115 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 973.67 number | 810 number | 1,063 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 839 number | 831 number | 847 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 789 number | 789 number | 789 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 170 Barbados 1,070 number compare
- 171 Vanuatu 990 number compare
- 172 Saint Lucia 922 number compare
- 174 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 770 number compare
- 175 Antigua and Barbuda 752 number compare
- 176 Djibouti 707 number compare
More education data for Samoa
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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 789 number in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,115 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 773 number in 1975.
- How does Samoa rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Samoa ranks 173rd out of 196 countries with data for 2010.
- Is teachers in primary education, female 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 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.