School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 5,066 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
5,066 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
173rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
5,658 number
in 2015
All-time low
4,430 number
in 1990
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Samoa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 5,066 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Samoa peaked at 5,658 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,430 number, in 1990.
Samoa ranks 173rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,408 number | — |
| 1971 | 5,419 number | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 5,379 number | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 5,310 number | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 5,239 number | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 5,196 number | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 5,121 number | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 5,046 number | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 4,971 number | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 4,896 number | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 4,819 number | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 4,762 number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 4,716 number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 4,675 number | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 4,634 number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 4,587 number | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 4,547 number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 4,508 number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 4,474 number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 4,448 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 4,430 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 4,501 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 4,581 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 4,660 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 4,728 number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 4,779 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 4,867 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 4,974 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 5,078 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 5,150 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 5,161 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 5,082 number | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 4,984 number | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 4,892 number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 4,836 number | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 4,856 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 4,854 number | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,863 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 4,879 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 4,893 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 4,894 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4,997 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 5,155 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 5,342 number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 5,521 number | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 5,658 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 5,555 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 5,396 number | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 5,225 number | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 5,098 number | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 5,066 number | -0.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 5,066 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,878 number, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 5,066 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60,392 number, 8% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,198 number | 4,896 number | 5,419 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,617 number | 4,448 number | 4,819 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,775 number | 4,430 number | 5,150 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,930 number | 4,836 number | 5,161 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,284 number | 4,894 number | 5,658 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,066 number | 5,066 number | 5,066 number | 1 |
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 school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Samoa?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Samoa was 5,066 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,658 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,430 number in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Samoa ranks 173rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/