Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Samoa
Samoa: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 3.83 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 3.83 live births per woman for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 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, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Samoa peaked at 7.79 live births per woman in 1959 and was at its lowest, 3.83 live births per woman, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.69 live births per woman | 7.55 live births per woman | 7.79 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.65 live births per woman | 7.43 live births per woman | 7.78 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.68 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 7.34 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.5 live births per woman | 5.11 live births per woman | 5.86 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.78 live births per woman | 4.57 live births per woman | 5.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.41 live births per woman | 4.32 live births per woman | 4.52 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.35 live births per woman | 4.06 live births per woman | 4.56 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.91 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 4 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 31 Comoros 3.88 live births per woman compare
- 32 South Sudan 3.86 live births per woman compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 3.84 live births per woman compare
- 35 Senegal 3.82 live births per woman compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 3.79 live births per woman compare
- 37 Zimbabwe 3.72 live births per woman compare
More education data for Samoa
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (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 women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Samoa?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Samoa was 3.83 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.79 live births per woman in 1959.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.83 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Samoa ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.