Samoa vs World: Literacy rate, adult total
Samoa
98.0%
in 2019
World
87.7%
in 2024
Samoa rank
15th
World rank
18th
Literacy rate, adult total over time
- Samoa
- World
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 98.0% against 87.7% in World, a difference of 10.3%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times World's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 15th and World ranks 18th of 89 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.9% | 75.1% | 22.9% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 86.1% | 13.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, Samoa or World?
- Samoa, at 98.0% against 87.7% in World as of 2019.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult total between Samoa and World?
- 10.3%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and World?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Samoa and World rank globally for literacy rate, adult total?
- Samoa ranks 15th and World ranks 18th of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.