Philippines vs Samoa: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education

Philippines
18 years
in 2019
Samoa
18 years
in 2019
Philippines rank
53rd
Samoa rank
53rd

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education over time

  • Philippines
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 18 years against 18 years in Samoa, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 53rd and Samoa ranks 53rd of 169 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 16 years 18 years 2 years Samoa
2000s 16 years 18 years 2 years Samoa
2010s 16.6 years 18 years 1.4 years Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education, Philippines or Samoa?
Philippines, at 18 years against 18 years in Samoa as of 2019.
What is the difference in official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education between Philippines and Samoa?
0 years, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Samoa?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Philippines and Samoa rank globally for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Philippines ranks 53rd and Samoa ranks 53rd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,190 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.