New Zealand vs Samoa: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

New Zealand
0.9288 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
0.9335 units per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
135th
Samoa rank
134th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.9335 units per square kilometre against 0.9288 units per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0047 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 135th and Samoa ranks 134th of 195 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2262 units per square kilometre 0.0913 units per square kilometre 0.1349 units per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.3142 units per square kilometre 0.2131 units per square kilometre 0.1012 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 1 units per square kilometre 0.8783 units per square kilometre 0.1239 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.9446 units per square kilometre 1.09 units per square kilometre 0.1447 units per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), New Zealand or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.9335 units per square kilometre against 0.9288 units per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between New Zealand and Samoa?
0.0047 units per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Samoa?
15 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Samoa rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
New Zealand ranks 135th and Samoa ranks 134th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre. 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), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 6,190 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.