Nepal vs Samoa: Official entrance age to upper secondary education

Nepal
13 years
in 2020
Samoa
13 years
in 2020
Nepal rank
206th
Samoa rank
206th

Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time

  • Nepal
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 13 years against 13 years in Samoa, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.

Nepal ranks 206th and Samoa ranks 206th of 209 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 13 years 13 years 0 years
1980s 13 years 13 years 0 years
1990s 13.7 years 13 years 0.7 years Nepal
2000s 13.3 years 13 years 0.3 years Nepal
2010s 13 years 13 years 0 years
2020s 13 years 13 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Nepal or Samoa?
Nepal, at 13 years against 13 years in Samoa as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Nepal and Samoa?
0 years, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Samoa?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Nepal and Samoa rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
Nepal ranks 206th and Samoa ranks 206th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 10,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter upper 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.