Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Samoa

Samoa: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female was 42 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
42 number
Change on year
up 366.7%
World rank
49th
of 60 countries
All-time high
54 number
in 2000
All-time low
9 number
in 2017
Years of data
5
1998–2018

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Samoa, 1998–2018

10203040501998200820181998: 13 number1999: 48 number2000: 54 number2017: 9 number2018: 42 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Samoa is 42 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 366.7% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Samoa peaked at 54 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9 number, in 2017.

That places Samoa 49th out of 60 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Samoa, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 13 number
1999 48 number +269.2%
2000 54 number +12.5%
2017 9 number -83.3%
2018 42 number +366.7%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 42 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,018 number, 2% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 42 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,846 number, 2% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.5 number 13 number 48 number 2
2000s 54 number 54 number 54 number 1
2010s 25.5 number 9 number 42 number 2

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 46 Aruba 75 number compare
  2. 46 Bahrain 75 number compare
  3. 48 Liberia 49 number compare
  4. 50 Poland 40 number compare
  5. 51 North Macedonia 36 number compare
  6. 52 El Salvador 34 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Samoa?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Samoa was 42 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 54 number in 2000.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 9 number in 2017.
How does Samoa rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female?
Samoa ranks 49th out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 596 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private short-cycle tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.