Samoa vs Tonga: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female
Samoa
1,970
in 2024
Tonga
2,536
in 2024
Samoa rank
169th
Tonga rank
167th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 2,536 against 1,970 in Samoa, a difference of 566.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 169th and Tonga ranks 167th of 192 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 45 | 298 | 253 | Tonga |
| 1990s | 888 | 200 | 688 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1,839 | 2,256 | 417.33 | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Samoa or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 2,536 against 1,970 in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Samoa and Tonga?
- 566, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- Samoa ranks 169th and Tonga ranks 167th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). 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