Samoa vs Saint Lucia: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Samoa
5 years
in 2019
Saint Lucia
5 years
in 2019
Samoa rank
133rd
Saint Lucia rank
133rd
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Samoa
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 5 years against 5 years in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 133rd and Saint Lucia ranks 133rd of 195 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 0 years | — |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Samoa or Saint Lucia?
- Samoa, at 5 years against 5 years in Saint Lucia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Samoa and Saint Lucia?
- 0 years, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Lucia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Samoa and Saint Lucia rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Samoa ranks 133rd and Saint Lucia ranks 133rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.