Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, Samoa or WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?

WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), at 99.1% against 97.7% in Samoa as of 2024.

What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female between Samoa and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?

1.4%, with WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?

5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female

Samoa

97.7%

in 2019

WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)

99.1%

in 2024

Samoa rank

14th

WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank

11th

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female over time

Samoa
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)

How they compare

WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) currently reports 99.1% against 97.7% in Samoa, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 14th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 11th of 89 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	97.4%	93.6%	3.9%	Samoa
2010s	98.9%	98.6%	0.4%	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, Samoa or WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?: WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), at 99.1% against 97.7% in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female between Samoa and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?: 1.4%, with WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
How do Samoa and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?: Samoa ranks 14th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 11th of 89 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 292 places, 9,572 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release