Primary education, pupils in Samoa
Samoa: Primary education, pupils was 34,962 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Samoa recorded 34,962 for primary education, pupils in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Samoa peaked at 35,400 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24,462, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 173rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,444 | 24,462 | 29,249 | 9 |
| 1980s | 27,379 | 26,921 | 28,388 | 5 |
| 1990s | 27,157 | 26,681 | 27,439 | 6 |
| 2000s | 30,148 | 28,026 | 31,175 | 9 |
| 2010s | 31,832 | 29,860 | 33,841 | 9 |
| 2020s | 34,930 | 33,950 | 35,400 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,558 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 57,776 (2025)
- Labor force, female 36.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Samoa?
- Primary education, pupils in Samoa was 34,962 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 35,400 in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,462 in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for primary education, pupils?
- Samoa ranks 173rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.