Malaysia vs Samoa: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Malaysia
63.3%
in 2025
Samoa
61.2%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
85th
Samoa rank
87th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Malaysia
- Samoa
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 63.3% against 61.2% in Samoa, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Samoa ahead.
Malaysia ranks 85th and Samoa ranks 87th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.7% | 28.8% | 15.0% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 35.5% | 16.3% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 44.1% | 8.4% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 52.8% | 3.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 59.3% | 0.8% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Malaysia or Samoa?
- Malaysia, at 63.3% against 61.2% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Malaysia and Samoa?
- 2.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Samoa rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Malaysia ranks 85th and Samoa ranks 87th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (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