Philippines vs Samoa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Philippines
20.3%
in 2024
Samoa
18.8%
in 2023
Philippines rank
27th
Samoa rank
30th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Philippines
- Samoa
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 20.3% against 18.8% in Samoa, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Samoa ahead.
Philippines ranks 27th and Samoa ranks 30th of 126 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.4% | 28.8% | 8.4% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 0.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Philippines or Samoa?
- Philippines, at 20.3% against 18.8% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Philippines and Samoa?
- 1.5%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Samoa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Philippines and Samoa rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Philippines ranks 27th and Samoa ranks 30th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release