Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Samoa
105.5%
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe
105.5%
in 2017
Samoa rank
47th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
46th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Samoa
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0255075100199520072019

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 105.5% against 105.5% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 47th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 46th of 188 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 102.0% 63.0% 39.0% Samoa
2010s 109.4% 94.2% 15.2% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 105.5% against 105.5% in Samoa as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
12 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Samoa ranks 47th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 46th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.