School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Samoa
Samoa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.8119 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Samoa, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Samoa is 0.8119 years, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 16.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Samoa peaked at 1.06 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0147 years, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 147th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2852 years | 0.0147 years | 0.4121 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.686 years | 0.2566 years | 1.06 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9398 years | 0.8316 years | 1.06 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7742 years | 0.6708 years | 0.9697 years | 9 |
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More reference data data for Samoa
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2414 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1251 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2407 °C (2026)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Samoa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Samoa was 0.8119 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0147 years in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 147th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.