Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Samoa
Samoa: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 198 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Samoa, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Samoa is 198 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 23.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Samoa peaked at 198 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1 number, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 136th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5 number | 1 number | 10 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 67.5 number | 66 number | 69 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 67 number | 67 number | 67 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 179.5 number | 161 number | 198 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 133 Bhutan 232 number compare
- 134 Malawi 230 number compare
- 135 Guinea 218 number compare
- 137 Saint Kitts and Nevis 183 number compare
- 138 Sierra Leone 175 number compare
- 139 United States Virgin Islands 134 number compare
More education data for Samoa
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,558 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.8 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Samoa?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Samoa was 198 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 198 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 number in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Samoa ranks 136th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.