Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) in Samoa
Samoa: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) was 1,032 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Samoa, 1995–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1,032 for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2022.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 1,035 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 377, in 1995.
That places Samoa 129th out of 154 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 377 | — |
| 1999 | 777 | +106.1% |
| 2000 | 682 | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 726 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 749 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 776 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 823 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 799 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 681 | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 813 | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 846 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 799 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 945 | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 984 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 976 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 937 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1,035 | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 1,029 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,032 | +0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,032 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,179, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,032 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,787, 18% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +106.1% | 377 | 777 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 577 | 377 | 777 | 2 |
| 2000s | 766.11 | 681 | 846 | 9 |
| 2010s | 946 | 799 | 1,035 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,030 | 1,029 | 1,032 | 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 upper secondary education, both sexes in Samoa?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Samoa was 1,032 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,035 in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 377 in 1995.
- How does Samoa rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 129th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release