Samoa vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Samoa
9.1%
in 2023
United States of America
8.3%
in 2023
Samoa rank
10th
United States of America rank
13th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Samoa
- United States of America
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 9.1% against 8.3% in United States of America, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United States of America ahead.
Samoa ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 13th of 123 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 6.0% | 2.7% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 7.6% | 1.0% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 8.1% | 1.5% | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- Samoa, at 9.1% against 8.3% in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Samoa and United States of America?
- 0.8%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United States of America?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Samoa ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 13th 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