Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Samoa

Samoa: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 2,121 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2,121 number
Change on year
down 13.7%
World rank
170th
of 196 countries
All-time high
2,594 number
in 1998
All-time low
41 number
in 1970
Years of data
20
1970–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Samoa, 1970–2019

01.0k2.0k3.0k1970199420191970: 41 number1973: 726 number1974: 905 number1975: 944 number1976: 1.0k number1998: 2.6k number2000: 2.5k number2001: 2.5k number2007: 2.2k number2008: 2.0k number2009: 2.0k number2010: 1.7k number2011: 1.9k number2012: 1.7k number2014: 1.9k number2015: 2.1k number2016: 2.0k number2017: 2.4k number2018: 2.5k number2019: 2.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Samoa stood at 2,121 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Samoa peaked at 2,594 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 41 number, in 1970.

That places Samoa 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in Samoa, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 41 number —
1973 726 number +1670.7%
1974 905 number +24.7%
1975 944 number +4.3%
1976 1,028 number +8.9%
1998 2,594 number +152.3%
2000 2,495 number -3.8%
2001 2,461 number -1.4%
2007 2,170 number -11.8%
2008 2,032 number -6.4%
2009 1,993 number -1.9%
2010 1,674 number -16.0%
2011 1,923 number +14.9%
2012 1,732 number -9.9%
2014 1,871 number +8.0%
2015 2,083 number +11.3%
2016 2,014 number -3.3%
2017 2,365 number +17.4%
2018 2,457 number +3.9%
2019 2,121 number -13.7%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 2,121 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77,918 number, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 2,121 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24,881 number, 9% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 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.

YearChange FromTo
1973 +1670.7% 41 number 726 number
1998 +152.3% 1,028 number 2,594 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 728.8 number 41 number 1,028 number 5
1990s 2,594 number 2,594 number 2,594 number 1
2000s 2,230 number 1,993 number 2,495 number 5
2010s 2,027 number 1,674 number 2,457 number 9

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 167 Belize 3,726 number compare
  2. 168 Barbados 2,638 number compare
  3. 169 Djibouti 2,278 number compare
  4. 171 Grenada 1,859 number compare
  5. 172 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,806 number compare
  6. 173 Bahamas 1,781 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Samoa?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Samoa was 2,121 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 2,594 number in 1998.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 41 number in 1970.
How does Samoa rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Samoa ranks 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.