Samoa vs World: Literacy rate, youth female
Samoa
99.6%
in 2019
World
92.0%
in 2024
Samoa rank
22nd
World rank
23rd
Literacy rate, youth female over time
- Samoa
- World
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 99.6% against 92.0% in World, a difference of 7.6%.
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 22nd and World ranks 23rd of 105 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 | 99.0% | 78.6% | 20.4% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 89.9% | 9.8% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Samoa or World?
- Samoa, at 99.6% against 92.0% in World as of 2019.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between Samoa and World?
- 7.6%, 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, youth female?
- Samoa ranks 22nd and World ranks 23rd 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.