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
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
February 2026 Data Release