Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers) in Samoa
Samoa: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers) was 1,035 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Samoa, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Samoa is 1,035 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 1,035 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 377 number, in 1995.
That places Samoa 119th out of 134 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 377 number | — |
| 1999 | 777 number | +106.1% |
| 2000 | 682 number | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 726 number | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 749 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 776 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 823 number | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 799 number | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 681 number | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 813 number | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 846 number | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 799 number | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 945 number | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 984 number | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 976 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 937 number | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1,035 number | +10.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,035 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,920 number, 5% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,035 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19,105 number, 5% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers) 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 number | 777 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 577 number | 377 number | 777 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 766.11 number | 681 number | 846 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 946 number | 799 number | 1,035 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Samoa?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Samoa was 1,035 number in 2019, 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 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 377 number in 1995.
- How does Samoa rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 119th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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
Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.