School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Samoa

Samoa: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 10,378 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
10,378 number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
173rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
11,428 number
in 2015
All-time low
9,764 number
in 2003
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Samoa, 1998–2019

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1998200820191998: 10.3k number1999: 10.3k number2000: 10.3k number2001: 10.2k number2002: 9.9k number2003: 9.8k number2004: 9.8k number2005: 9.8k number2006: 9.8k number2007: 9.8k number2008: 9.9k number2009: 9.8k number2010: 9.9k number2011: 10.1k number2012: 10.5k number2013: 10.9k number2014: 11.2k number2015: 11.4k number2016: 11.2k number2017: 10.8k number2018: 10.5k number2019: 10.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Samoa is 10,378 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 11,428 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9,764 number, in 2003.

Samoa ranks 173rd of 199 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 10,294 number 10,270 number 10,317 number 2
2000s 9,907 number 9,764 number 10,341 number 10
2010s 10,693 number 9,902 number 11,428 number 10

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 170 Belize 15,701 number compare
  2. 171 Vanuatu 15,548 number compare
  3. 172 Barbados 15,100 number compare
  4. 174 Bahamas, The 9,980 number compare
  5. 175 Grenada 9,055 number compare
  6. 176 St. Lucia 8,859 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

More reference data data for Samoa

All data for Samoa β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Samoa?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Samoa was 10,378 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 11,428 number in 2015.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 9,764 number in 2003.
How does Samoa rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Samoa ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/