School age population, early childhood education, female in Samoa

Samoa: School age population, early childhood education, female was 4,991 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
4,991 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
173rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
5,481 number
in 2015
All-time low
4,657 number
in 2003
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k1998200820191998: 4.9k number1999: 4.9k number2000: 4.9k number2001: 4.8k number2002: 4.7k number2003: 4.7k number2004: 4.7k number2005: 4.7k number2006: 4.7k number2007: 4.8k number2008: 4.8k number2009: 4.8k number2010: 4.8k number2011: 4.9k number2012: 5.0k number2013: 5.2k number2014: 5.4k number2015: 5.5k number2016: 5.4k number2017: 5.2k number2018: 5.0k number2019: 5.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 4,991 number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Samoa peaked at 5,481 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,657 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.

School age population, early childhood education, female in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Samoa, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 4,927 number —
1999 4,917 number -0.2%
2000 4,918 number +0.0%
2001 4,832 number -1.7%
2002 4,738 number -1.9%
2003 4,657 number -1.7%
2004 4,679 number +0.5%
2005 4,674 number -0.1%
2006 4,706 number +0.7%
2007 4,750 number +0.9%
2008 4,794 number +0.9%
2009 4,762 number -0.7%
2010 4,803 number +0.9%
2011 4,902 number +2.1%
2012 5,043 number +2.9%
2013 5,204 number +3.2%
2014 5,386 number +3.5%
2015 5,481 number +1.8%
2016 5,365 number -2.1%
2017 5,208 number -2.9%
2018 5,050 number -3.0%
2019 4,991 number -1.2%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 4,991 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 209,676 number, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 4,991 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 114,146 number, 4% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,922 number 4,917 number 4,927 number 2
2000s 4,751 number 4,657 number 4,918 number 10
2010s 5,143 number 4,803 number 5,481 number 10

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 170 Belize 7,778 number compare
  2. 171 Vanuatu 7,499 number compare
  3. 172 Barbados 7,411 number compare
  4. 174 Bahamas 4,803 number compare
  5. 175 Grenada 4,431 number compare
  6. 176 Saint Lucia 4,375 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Samoa?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Samoa was 4,991 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 5,481 number in 2015.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 4,657 number in 2003.
How does Samoa rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Samoa ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (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
Last refreshed

Female 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/