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
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Samoa, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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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/