Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Samoa
Samoa: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 598 number in 2019. β² Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Samoa, 1995β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Samoa stood at 598 number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Samoa peaked at 598 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 148 number, in 1995.
That places Samoa 112th out of 131 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 263 number | 148 number | 378 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 398.33 number | 344 number | 447 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 531.5 number | 450 number | 598 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 109 Bahamas 753 number compare
- 110 Comoros 656 number compare
- 111 Cabo Verde 645 number compare
- 113 Antigua and Barbuda 511 number compare
- 114 Mauritania 481 number compare
- 115 Senegal 478 number compare
More education data for Samoa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Samoa?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Samoa was 598 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 598 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 148 number in 1995.
- How does Samoa rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Samoa ranks 112th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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, 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 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.