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
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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

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.