France vs Samoa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
France
8.5%
in 2023
Samoa
9.1%
in 2023
France rank
12th
Samoa rank
10th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- France
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 9.1% against 8.5% in France, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.
France ranks 12th and Samoa ranks 10th of 123 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 5.4% | 7.0% | France |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 6.8% | 1.3% | France |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 6.5% | 1.7% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, France or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 9.1% against 8.5% in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between France and Samoa?
- 0.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Samoa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do France and Samoa rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- France ranks 12th and Samoa ranks 10th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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