Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (Population) in Samoa
Samoa: Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (Population) was 18,556 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Samoa, 1998–2019
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.
Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (Population) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17,172 number | — |
| 1999 | 17,535 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 17,928 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 17,996 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 18,032 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 18,026 number | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 17,977 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 17,888 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 17,728 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 17,653 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 17,665 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 17,719 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 17,764 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 17,648 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 17,648 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17,778 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 18,056 number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 18,512 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 18,777 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 18,845 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 18,752 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 18,556 number | -1.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 18,556 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 543,924 number, 3% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 18,556 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 311,831 number, 6% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
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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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.