Nigeria vs Samoa: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Nigeria
57.8%
in 2025
Samoa
61.2%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
90th
Samoa rank
87th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Nigeria
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 61.2% against 57.8% in Nigeria, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 90th and Samoa ranks 87th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.9% | 28.8% | 1.2% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 35.5% | 2.8% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 44.1% | 4.0% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 52.8% | 0.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 59.3% | 3.2% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Nigeria or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 61.2% against 57.8% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Nigeria and Samoa?
- 3.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Samoa rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Nigeria ranks 90th 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