Samoa: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)

Key figures

Since 1994 it is up 2.52 percentage points from 6.01% in 1994. The World Bank has no value for 10 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2018, Samoa's over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) rose 1.46 percentage points on 2017 (from 7.07% to 8.53%).

Across the 9 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2017), the average change was +0.3 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.95 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.1 percentage points in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.27 percentage points in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 14% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Samoa had the 29th highest value of the 77 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Samoa in the 2018 ranking

• Cabo Verde — 26th of 77: 10.2%
• Myanmar — 27th of 77: 8.75%
• Belize — 28th of 77: 8.66%
• Bahamas, The — 30th of 77: 8.52%
• Ukraine — 31st of 77: 8.45%
• Côte d'Ivoire — 32nd of 77: 7.98%

What this measures

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.

All 15 values

Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in nearby economies

• Australia — 3.79% (2017)
• Brunei Darussalam — 4.08% (2018)
• Cambodia — 13.9% (2018)
• Fiji — 2.93% (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 2.57% (2018)
• Indonesia — 1.32% (2018)
• Kiribati — 3.41% (2017)
• Korea, Rep. — 0.76% (2017)
• Lao PDR — 10.61% (2018)
• Macao SAR, China — 3.99% (2018)

More education data for Samoa

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 34,962 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 101.04% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 99.1% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 102.89% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1 (2021)
• Primary education, pupils (% female) — 48.01% (2018)

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Questions people ask

What is Samoa's over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)?

8.53% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is up 2.52 percentage points from 6.01% in 1994. The highest value was 9.72% in 2012 and the lowest 5.26% in 1998.

How does Samoa rank?

29th highest of 77 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) unusual for Samoa?

In 2018, Samoa's over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) rose 1.46 percentage points on 2017 (from 7.07% to 8.53%). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2017), the average change was +0.3 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.95 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.OENR.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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