Iceland vs Samoa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Iceland
16.2%
in 2023
Samoa
17.1%
in 2023
Iceland rank
7th
Samoa rank
4th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Iceland
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 17.1% against 16.2% in Iceland, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 7th and Samoa ranks 4th of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 0.5% | 9.6% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 0.0% | 9.1% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 22.1% | 6.2% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 26.3% | 9.8% | 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 17.1% against 16.2% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Iceland and Samoa?
- 0.9%, 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 7th and Samoa ranks 4th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information 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