Samoa vs UIS: Central Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Samoa
2,891
in 2024
UIS: Central Asia
3.53 million
in 2024
Samoa rank
174th
UIS: Central Asia rank
173rd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Samoa
  • UIS: Central Asia
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How they compare

UIS: Central Asia currently reports 3.53 million against 2,891 in Samoa, a difference of 3.52 million.

That makes UIS: Central Asia's figure about 1,220.2 times Samoa's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, UIS: Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 174th and UIS: Central Asia ranks 173rd of 200 countries.

UIS: Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa UIS: Central Asia Difference Ahead
1980s 595 1.52 million 1.52 million UIS: Central Asia
1990s 1,676 1.36 million 1.36 million UIS: Central Asia
2000s 1,182 1.51 million 1.51 million UIS: Central Asia
2010s 2,442 2.13 million 2.13 million UIS: Central Asia
2020s 3,001 2.74 million 2.74 million UIS: Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Samoa or UIS: Central Asia?
UIS: Central Asia, at 3.53 million against 2,891 in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Samoa and UIS: Central Asia?
3.52 million, with UIS: Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and UIS: Central Asia?
15 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Samoa and UIS: Central Asia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Samoa ranks 174th and UIS: Central Asia ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.