Samoa vs UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes
Samoa
98.6%
in 2019
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
99.6%
in 2024
Samoa rank
14th
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank
14th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes over time
- Samoa
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
How they compare
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe currently reports 99.6% against 98.6% in Samoa, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 14th and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 14th of 87 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | UIS: Central and Eastern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.7% | 96.4% | 1.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 0.1% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes, Samoa or UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, at 99.6% against 98.6% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes between Samoa and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- 1.0%, with UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Samoa and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 14th and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 14th of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, 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