Philippines vs Samoa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Philippines
9.5%
in 2024
Samoa
9.9%
in 2021
Philippines rank
6th
Samoa rank
5th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Philippines
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 9.9% against 9.5% in Philippines, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Philippines ahead.
Philippines ranks 6th and Samoa ranks 5th of 122 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.2% | 1.8% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 7.7% | 5.5% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Philippines or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 9.9% against 9.5% in Philippines as of 2021.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Philippines and Samoa?
- 0.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Samoa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2021.
- How do Philippines and Samoa rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Philippines ranks 6th and Samoa ranks 5th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services 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