Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Samoa
Samoa: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 3.83 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.83
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
34th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.79
in 1959
All-time low
3.83
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 3.83 for womens educational attainment vs fertility in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Samoa peaked at 7.79 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 3.83, in 2023.
Samoa ranks 34th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.55 | — |
| 1951 | 7.6 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 7.63 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 7.66 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 7.69 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 7.71 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 7.73 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 7.76 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 7.77 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 7.79 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 7.78 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 7.77 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 7.76 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 7.73 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 7.7 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 7.65 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 7.6 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 7.55 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 7.5 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 7.43 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 7.34 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 7.22 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 7.07 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 6.91 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 6.75 | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 6.61 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 6.47 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 6.31 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 6.15 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 5.99 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 5.86 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 5.75 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 5.68 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 5.62 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 5.55 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 5.49 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 5.42 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 5.32 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 5.21 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 5.11 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 5.01 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 4.91 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 4.87 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 4.83 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 4.79 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 4.77 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 4.74 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 4.7 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 4.64 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.57 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 4.52 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 4.48 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 4.44 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 4.39 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 4.34 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.32 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 4.32 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.36 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.42 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.47 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 4.52 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.56 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 4.54 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.49 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.42 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.34 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 4.26 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 4.2 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.14 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.06 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 4 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 3.94 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 3.88 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.83 | -1.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 3.83 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 3.83 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.13, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.69 | 7.55 | 7.79 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.65 | 7.43 | 7.78 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.68 | 5.99 | 7.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.5 | 5.11 | 5.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.78 | 4.57 | 5.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.41 | 4.32 | 4.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.35 | 4.06 | 4.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.91 | 3.83 | 4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 31 Comoros 3.88 compare
- 32 South Sudan 3.86 compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 3.84 compare
- 35 Senegal 3.82 compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 3.79 compare
- 37 Zimbabwe 3.72 compare
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 womens educational attainment vs fertility in Samoa?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Samoa was 3.83 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.79 in 1959.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.83 in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Samoa ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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