Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0014 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Samoa, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0014 units per person for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.003 units per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per person, in 2010.
Samoa ranks 81st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0029 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.003 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0028 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0029 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0027 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0025 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0025 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 units per person | -23.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 units per person | -31.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 units per person | +7.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0014 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.001 units per person, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0014 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0013 units per person, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 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, male (number), per capita in Samoa?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Samoa was 0.0014 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 units per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 2010.
- How does Samoa rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 81st out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.