Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Samoa

Samoa: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 2,416 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
2,416 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
174th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2,537 number
in 1976
All-time low
2,138 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 2,416 number.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Samoa peaked at 2,537 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 2,138 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, male (number) in Samoa, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 2,200 number
1971 2,272 number +3.3%
1972 2,341 number +3.0%
1973 2,412 number +3.0%
1974 2,481 number +2.9%
1975 2,532 number +2.1%
1976 2,537 number +0.2%
1977 2,537 number +0.0%
1978 2,531 number -0.2%
1979 2,519 number -0.5%
1980 2,503 number -0.6%
1981 2,492 number -0.4%
1982 2,471 number -0.8%
1983 2,438 number -1.3%
1984 2,399 number -1.6%
1985 2,372 number -1.1%
1986 2,373 number +0.0%
1987 2,354 number -0.8%
1988 2,323 number -1.3%
1989 2,287 number -1.5%
1990 2,259 number -1.2%
1991 2,248 number -0.5%
1992 2,246 number -0.1%
1993 2,248 number +0.1%
1994 2,259 number +0.5%
1995 2,282 number +1.0%
1996 2,265 number -0.7%
1997 2,247 number -0.8%
1998 2,228 number -0.8%
1999 2,221 number -0.3%
2000 2,249 number +1.3%
2001 2,294 number +2.0%
2002 2,329 number +1.5%
2003 2,367 number +1.6%
2004 2,397 number +1.3%
2005 2,398 number +0.0%
2006 2,367 number -1.3%
2007 2,348 number -0.8%
2008 2,344 number -0.2%
2009 2,342 number -0.1%
2010 2,332 number -0.4%
2011 2,280 number -2.2%
2012 2,231 number -2.1%
2013 2,174 number -2.6%
2014 2,138 number -1.7%
2015 2,168 number +1.4%
2016 2,270 number +4.7%
2017 2,337 number +3.0%
2018 2,391 number +2.3%
2019 2,424 number +1.4%
2020 2,416 number -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,436 number 2,200 number 2,537 number 10
1980s 2,401 number 2,287 number 2,503 number 10
1990s 2,250 number 2,221 number 2,282 number 10
2000s 2,344 number 2,249 number 2,398 number 10
2010s 2,274 number 2,138 number 2,424 number 10
2020s 2,416 number 2,416 number 2,416 number 1

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 171 Brunei Darussalam 3,142 number compare
  2. 172 Sao Tome and Principe 2,898 number compare
  3. 173 French Polynesia 2,521 number compare
  4. 175 Macau, China 2,344 number compare
  5. 176 Iceland 2,317 number compare
  6. 177 Malta 2,109 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 2,416 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 2,537 number in 1976.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 2,138 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 3.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.