Samoa vs Small states: Literacy rate, youth female
Samoa
99.6%
in 2019
Small states
93.6%
in 2024
Samoa rank
22nd
Small states rank
20th
Literacy rate, youth female over time
- Samoa
- Small states
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 99.6% against 93.6% in Small states, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Small states's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 22nd and Small states ranks 20th of 105 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.0% | 87.1% | 11.8% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 91.4% | 8.2% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Samoa or Small states?
- Samoa, at 99.6% against 93.6% in Small states as of 2019.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between Samoa and Small states?
- 6.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Small states?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Samoa and Small states rank globally for literacy rate, youth female?
- Samoa ranks 22nd and Small states ranks 20th of 105 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.