Primary education, teachers in Samoa
Samoa: Primary education, teachers was 80.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Samoa, 1975–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Samoa is 80.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Samoa peaked at 81.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63.6%, in 1975.
That places Samoa 83rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.8% | 63.6% | 70.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 72.2% | 71.3% | 73.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 71.4% | 71.1% | 71.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 71.2% | 72.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 77.3% | 77.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 80.8% | 81.1% | 2 |
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, teachers in Samoa?
- Primary education, teachers in Samoa was 80.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.6% in 1975.
- How does Samoa rank for primary education, teachers?
- Samoa ranks 83rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.