American Samoa - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in American Samoa was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 8.00 in 1997, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1998.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 8.00
1982 8.00
1983 8.00
1984 8.00
1985 8.00
1986 8.00
1987 8.00
1988 8.00
1989 8.00
1990 8.00
1991 8.00
1992 8.00
1993 8.00
1994 8.00
1995 8.00
1996 8.00
1997 8.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in American Samoa was 7,884 as of 1992. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,574 in 1990 and a minimum value of 6,307 in 1978.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 8,100
1972 7,113
1973 7,081
1974 6,904
1975 7,013
1976 7,022
1977 6,778
1978 6,307
1982 6,744
1983 6,845
1984 7,227
1985 7,650
1986 7,704
1987 7,812
1988 8,042
1989 8,308
1990 8,574
1991 8,200
1992 7,884

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in American Samoa was 47.81 as of 1992. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 48.22 in 1983, while its lowest value was 46.79 in 1987.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1982 47.88
1983 48.22
1984 47.42
1985 47.32
1986 46.91
1987 46.79
1988 47.04
1989 46.86
1990 47.11
1991 47.56
1992 47.81

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in American Samoa was 524.00 as of 1992. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 524.00 in 1992 and a minimum value of 302.00 in 1976.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 350.00
1972 330.00
1973 328.00
1976 302.00
1977 310.00
1982 395.00
1984 346.00
1985 359.00
1986 454.00
1987 463.00
1988 503.00
1989 469.00
1990 461.00
1991 475.00
1992 524.00

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in American Samoa was 65.08 as of 1992. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 69.11 in 1987, while its lowest value was 52.89 in 1984.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1984 52.89
1985 62.40
1986 62.56
1987 69.11
1988 65.81
1989 65.25
1990 64.21
1991 64.21
1992 65.08

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes