Samoa vs WB: Caribbean Small States: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male
Samoa
9.8%
in 2024
WB: Caribbean Small States
16.4%
in 2016
Samoa rank
158th
WB: Caribbean Small States rank
160th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male over time
- Samoa
- WB: Caribbean Small States
How they compare
WB: Caribbean Small States currently reports 16.4% against 9.8% in Samoa, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes WB: Caribbean Small States's figure about 1.7 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Caribbean Small States ahead.
Samoa ranks 158th and WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 160th of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and WB: Caribbean Small States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | WB: Caribbean Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 5.2% | 2.5% | WB: Caribbean Small States |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 5.8% | 1.2% | WB: Caribbean Small States |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 7.6% | 2.4% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 8.8% | 1.2% | WB: Caribbean Small States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male, Samoa or WB: Caribbean Small States?
- WB: Caribbean Small States, at 16.4% against 9.8% in Samoa as of 2016.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male between Samoa and WB: Caribbean Small States?
- 6.6%, with WB: Caribbean Small States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and WB: Caribbean Small States?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2000.
- How do Samoa and WB: Caribbean Small States rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- Samoa ranks 158th and WB: Caribbean Small States ranks 160th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). 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