Samoa vs United States of America: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Samoa
100.6%
in 2016
United States of America
100.3%
in 2018
Samoa rank
71st
United States of America rank
74th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Samoa
- United States of America
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 100.6% against 100.3% in United States of America, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United States of America ahead.
Samoa ranks 71st and United States of America ranks 74th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.5% | 87.1% | 4.6% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 88.1% | 95.7% | 7.6% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 87.6% | 99.8% | 12.2% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 98.1% | 4.0% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.4% | 1.0% | 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 United States of America?
- Samoa, at 100.6% against 100.3% in United States of America as of 2016.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Samoa and United States of America?
- 0.3%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United States of America?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Samoa and United States of America rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 71st and United States of America ranks 74th of 197 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
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.