Repeaters, primary, total in Samoa
Samoa: Repeaters, primary, total was 1.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Samoa, 1994–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.0% for repeaters, primary, total in 2018.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Samoa peaked at 2.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1997.
That places Samoa 123rd out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 8 |
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 repeaters, primary, total in Samoa?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Samoa was 1.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1997.
- How does Samoa rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Samoa ranks 123rd out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.