School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Samoa
Samoa: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 2,631 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
2,631 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
173rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
2,945 number
in 2015
All-time low
2,352 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
In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Samoa stood at 2,631 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Samoa peaked at 2,945 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,352 number, in 1990.
That places Samoa 173rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,754 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,790 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 2,803 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 2,795 number | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 2,766 number | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 2,716 number | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 2,671 number | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 2,623 number | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 2,579 number | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 2,546 number | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 2,533 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 2,513 number | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 2,501 number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 2,492 number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 2,478 number | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 2,451 number | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 2,430 number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 2,406 number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 2,382 number | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 2,363 number | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 2,352 number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 2,388 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 2,431 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 2,475 number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 2,511 number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 2,533 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 2,562 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 2,603 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 2,649 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 2,686 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 2,707 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2,665 number | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2,611 number | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 2,561 number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 2,529 number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2,538 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,525 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2,515 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2,511 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2,511 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,516 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,578 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 2,671 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 2,779 number | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 2,878 number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2,945 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2,890 number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 2,803 number | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 2,710 number | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 2,643 number | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 2,631 number | -0.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 2,631 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 2,631 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31,531 number, 8% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,704 number | 2,546 number | 2,803 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,455 number | 2,363 number | 2,533 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,519 number | 2,352 number | 2,686 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,567 number | 2,511 number | 2,707 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,741 number | 2,516 number | 2,945 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,631 number | 2,631 number | 2,631 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 2,631 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 2,945 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 2,352 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 4.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male 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/