Portugal vs Samoa: Over-age students, primary

Portugal
8.1%
in 2017
Samoa
8.5%
in 2018
Portugal rank
77th
Samoa rank
74th

Over-age students, primary over time

  • Portugal
  • Samoa
510152025197319952018

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 8.5% against 8.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 77th and Samoa ranks 74th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 15.7% 5.9% 9.8% Portugal
2000s 11.2% 7.2% 4.0% Portugal
2010s 7.9% 8.7% 0.8% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Portugal or Samoa?
Samoa, at 8.5% against 8.1% in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Portugal and Samoa?
0.4%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Samoa?
13 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
How do Portugal and Samoa rank globally for over-age students, primary?
Portugal ranks 77th and Samoa ranks 74th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)
Unit
% of enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,461 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.