Iceland vs Samoa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Iceland
21.2%
in 2023
Samoa
21.5%
in 2023
Iceland rank
30th
Samoa rank
28th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Iceland
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 21.5% against 21.2% in Iceland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 30th and Samoa ranks 28th of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.6% | 15.9% | 16.7% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 34.3% | 3.0% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 31.5% | 14.9% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 24.7% | 5.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Iceland or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 21.5% against 21.2% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Iceland and Samoa?
- 0.3%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Samoa?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Samoa rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Iceland ranks 30th and Samoa ranks 28th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, female (%). 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