Samoa vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Samoa
21.5%
in 2023
Spain
22.1%
in 2023
Samoa rank
28th
Spain rank
27th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Samoa
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 22.1% against 21.5% in Samoa, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.
Samoa ranks 28th and Spain ranks 27th of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 16.3% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 16.3% | 18.0% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 22.7% | 15.2% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 22.3% | 2.4% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Samoa or Spain?
- Spain, at 22.1% against 21.5% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Samoa and Spain?
- 0.6%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Spain?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Spain rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Samoa ranks 28th and Spain ranks 27th 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