Population of compulsory school age, female in Samoa

Samoa: Population of compulsory school age, female was 18,556 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
18,556 number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
162nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
18,845 number
in 2017
All-time low
17,172 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Samoa, 1998–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1998200820191998: 17.2k number1999: 17.5k number2000: 17.9k number2001: 18.0k number2002: 18.0k number2003: 18.0k number2004: 18.0k number2005: 17.9k number2006: 17.7k number2007: 17.7k number2008: 17.7k number2009: 17.7k number2010: 17.8k number2011: 17.6k number2012: 17.6k number2013: 17.8k number2014: 18.1k number2015: 18.5k number2016: 18.8k number2017: 18.8k number2018: 18.8k number2019: 18.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Samoa stood at 18,556 number.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Samoa peaked at 18,845 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17,172 number, in 1998.

Samoa ranks 162nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17,354 number 17,172 number 17,535 number 2
2000s 17,861 number 17,653 number 18,032 number 10
2010s 18,234 number 17,648 number 18,845 number 10

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 159 Iceland 22,289 number compare
  2. 160 Malta 21,797 number compare
  3. 161 Barbados 18,842 number compare
  4. 163 Sao Tome and Principe 17,702 number compare
  5. 164 Tonga 17,275 number compare
  6. 165 Curacao 14,573 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Samoa?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Samoa was 18,556 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 18,845 number in 2017.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 17,172 number in 1998.
How does Samoa rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Samoa ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.