Samoa vs WB: Pacific Island Small States: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Samoa
97.4%
in 2016
WB: Pacific Island Small States
90.6%
in 2024
Samoa rank
99th
WB: Pacific Island Small States rank
100th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Samoa
  • WB: Pacific Island Small States
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 97.4% against 90.6% in WB: Pacific Island Small States, a difference of 6.8%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times WB: Pacific Island Small States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Pacific Island Small States ahead.

Samoa ranks 99th and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 100th of 211 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and WB: Pacific Island Small States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa WB: Pacific Island Small States Difference Ahead
1970s 78.6% 84.7% 6.2% WB: Pacific Island Small States
1980s 84.0% 84.2% 0.2% WB: Pacific Island Small States
1990s 87.9% 83.4% 4.4% Samoa
2000s 90.8% 83.7% 7.1% Samoa
2010s 95.5% 89.4% 6.1% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Samoa or WB: Pacific Island Small States?
Samoa, at 97.4% against 90.6% in WB: Pacific Island Small States as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Samoa and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
6.8%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Samoa and WB: Pacific Island Small States rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Samoa ranks 99th and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 100th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
432 places, 16,352 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release