Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Samoa

Samoa: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 4,652 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
4,652 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
174th
of 205 countries
All-time high
4,937 number
in 1975
All-time low
4,169 number
in 2014
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Samoa, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Samoa stood at 4,652 number.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Samoa peaked at 4,937 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 4,169 number, in 2014.

That places Samoa 174th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in Samoa, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 4,249 number
1971 4,429 number +4.2%
1972 4,585 number +3.5%
1973 4,738 number +3.3%
1974 4,869 number +2.8%
1975 4,937 number +1.4%
1976 4,904 number -0.7%
1977 4,872 number -0.7%
1978 4,835 number -0.8%
1979 4,791 number -0.9%
1980 4,750 number -0.9%
1981 4,722 number -0.6%
1982 4,676 number -1.0%
1983 4,612 number -1.4%
1984 4,539 number -1.6%
1985 4,480 number -1.3%
1986 4,457 number -0.5%
1987 4,405 number -1.2%
1988 4,332 number -1.7%
1989 4,256 number -1.8%
1990 4,202 number -1.3%
1991 4,182 number -0.5%
1992 4,190 number +0.2%
1993 4,228 number +0.9%
1994 4,283 number +1.3%
1995 4,337 number +1.3%
1996 4,274 number -1.5%
1997 4,239 number -0.8%
1998 4,226 number -0.3%
1999 4,248 number +0.5%
2000 4,329 number +1.9%
2001 4,392 number +1.5%
2002 4,454 number +1.4%
2003 4,534 number +1.8%
2004 4,602 number +1.5%
2005 4,608 number +0.1%
2006 4,532 number -1.6%
2007 4,491 number -0.9%
2008 4,480 number -0.2%
2009 4,480 number +0.0%
2010 4,475 number -0.1%
2011 4,394 number -1.8%
2012 4,315 number -1.8%
2013 4,224 number -2.1%
2014 4,169 number -1.3%
2015 4,224 number +1.3%
2016 4,399 number +4.1%
2017 4,516 number +2.7%
2018 4,610 number +2.1%
2019 4,668 number +1.3%
2020 4,652 number -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,721 number 4,249 number 4,937 number 10
1980s 4,523 number 4,256 number 4,750 number 10
1990s 4,241 number 4,182 number 4,337 number 10
2000s 4,490 number 4,329 number 4,608 number 10
2010s 4,399 number 4,169 number 4,668 number 10
2020s 4,652 number 4,652 number 4,652 number 1

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 171 Brunei Darussalam 6,093 number compare
  2. 172 Sao Tome and Principe 5,739 number compare
  3. 173 French Polynesia 4,969 number compare
  4. 175 Macau, China 4,532 number compare
  5. 176 Iceland 4,514 number compare
  6. 177 Malta 4,070 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Samoa?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Samoa was 4,652 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 4,937 number in 1975.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 4,169 number in 2014.
How does Samoa rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Samoa ranks 174th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.