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