Iceland vs Samoa: Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)
Iceland
97.6%
in 2025
Samoa
97.7%
in 2025
Iceland rank
80th
Samoa rank
78th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) over time
- Iceland
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 97.7% against 97.6% in Iceland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 80th and Samoa ranks 78th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 97.8% | 94.9% | 2.9% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 97.8% | 95.6% | 2.2% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 96.3% | 1.5% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 97.1% | 0.5% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.6% | 0.1% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data), Iceland or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 97.7% against 97.6% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) between Iceland and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Samoa rank globally for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)?
- Iceland ranks 80th and Samoa ranks 78th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release