Rwanda vs Samoa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Rwanda
18.2%
in 2024
Samoa
18.8%
in 2023
Rwanda rank
31st
Samoa rank
30th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Rwanda
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 18.8% against 18.2% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Samoa ahead.
Rwanda ranks 31st 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 | Rwanda | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.5% | 28.8% | 5.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 21.4% | 0.2% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Rwanda or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 18.8% against 18.2% in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Rwanda and Samoa?
- 0.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Samoa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Samoa rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Rwanda ranks 31st 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