School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Samoa

Samoa: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 2,435 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2,435 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
173rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
2,713 number
in 2015
All-time low
2,078 number
in 1990
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Samoa, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Samoa is 2,435 number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Samoa peaked at 2,713 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,078 number, in 1990.

That places Samoa 173rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Samoa, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 2,654 number —
1971 2,629 number -0.9%
1972 2,576 number -2.0%
1973 2,515 number -2.4%
1974 2,473 number -1.7%
1975 2,480 number +0.3%
1976 2,450 number -1.2%
1977 2,423 number -1.1%
1978 2,392 number -1.3%
1979 2,350 number -1.8%
1980 2,286 number -2.7%
1981 2,249 number -1.6%
1982 2,215 number -1.5%
1983 2,183 number -1.4%
1984 2,156 number -1.2%
1985 2,136 number -0.9%
1986 2,117 number -0.9%
1987 2,102 number -0.7%
1988 2,092 number -0.5%
1989 2,085 number -0.3%
1990 2,078 number -0.3%
1991 2,113 number +1.7%
1992 2,150 number +1.8%
1993 2,185 number +1.6%
1994 2,217 number +1.5%
1995 2,246 number +1.3%
1996 2,305 number +2.6%
1997 2,371 number +2.9%
1998 2,429 number +2.4%
1999 2,464 number +1.4%
2000 2,454 number -0.4%
2001 2,417 number -1.5%
2002 2,373 number -1.8%
2003 2,331 number -1.8%
2004 2,307 number -1.0%
2005 2,318 number +0.5%
2006 2,329 number +0.5%
2007 2,348 number +0.8%
2008 2,368 number +0.9%
2009 2,382 number +0.6%
2010 2,378 number -0.2%
2011 2,419 number +1.7%
2012 2,484 number +2.7%
2013 2,563 number +3.2%
2014 2,643 number +3.1%
2015 2,713 number +2.6%
2016 2,665 number -1.8%
2017 2,593 number -2.7%
2018 2,515 number -3.0%
2019 2,455 number -2.4%
2020 2,435 number -0.8%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 2,435 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 2,435 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28,862 number, 8% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,494 number 2,350 number 2,654 number 10
1980s 2,162 number 2,085 number 2,286 number 10
1990s 2,256 number 2,078 number 2,464 number 10
2000s 2,363 number 2,307 number 2,454 number 10
2010s 2,543 number 2,378 number 2,713 number 10
2020s 2,435 number 2,435 number 2,435 number 1

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 170 Macao 3,355 number compare
  2. 171 Luxembourg 3,196 number compare
  3. 172 Sao Tome and Principe 3,057 number compare
  4. 174 Bahamas 2,391 number compare
  5. 175 Iceland 2,207 number compare
  6. 176 Malta 2,098 number compare

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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 2,435 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 2,713 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 2,078 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 2.4%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female 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/