Philippines vs Samoa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Philippines
13.3%
in 2024
Samoa
18.9%
in 2023
Philippines rank
6th
Samoa rank
3rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Philippines
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 18.9% against 13.3% in Philippines, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Philippines's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Philippines ranks 6th and Samoa ranks 3rd of 121 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.3% | 30.6% | 27.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 39.2% | 32.4% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Philippines or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 18.9% against 13.3% in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Philippines and Samoa?
- 5.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Samoa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Philippines and Samoa rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Philippines ranks 6th and Samoa ranks 3rd of 121 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, male (%). 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