Samoa vs UNESCO: Sids: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Samoa
16.0%
in 2024
UNESCO: Sids
26.6%
in 2024
Samoa rank
138th
UNESCO: Sids rank
141st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Samoa
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
UNESCO: Sids currently reports 26.6% against 16.0% in Samoa, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes UNESCO: Sids's figure about 1.7 times Samoa's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, UNESCO: Sids has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 138th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 141st of 194 countries.
UNESCO: Sids has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 8.4% | 6.6% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 13.2% | 10.0% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 16.7% | 7.0% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 17.8% | 10.6% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 27.3% | 13.6% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 27.5% | 10.3% | UNESCO: Sids |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Samoa or UNESCO: Sids?
- UNESCO: Sids, at 26.6% against 16.0% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Samoa and UNESCO: Sids?
- 10.6%, with UNESCO: Sids ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and UNESCO: Sids?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 138th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 141st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). 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