Samoa vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes

Samoa
16.0%
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
26.8%
in 2024
Samoa rank
138th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
139th

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Samoa
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 26.8% against 16.0% in Samoa, a difference of 10.8%.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.7 times Samoa's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 138th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 139th of 194 countries.

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.8% 5.2% 3.5% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 3.3% 7.7% 4.4% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 9.8% 12.8% 3.0% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 7.2% 13.1% 5.9% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 13.7% 25.0% 11.3% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 17.1% 26.2% 9.0% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 26.8% against 16.0% in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Samoa and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
10.8%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
19 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Samoa and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
Samoa ranks 138th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 139th 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

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
415 places, 15,139 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release