Samoa vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female
Samoa
98.3%
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
94.4%
in 2024
Samoa rank
76th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
77th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female over time
- Samoa
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 98.3% against 94.4% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 3.9%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 76th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 77th of 195 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.6% | 97.6% | 8.9% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 95.7% | 0.0% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 95.0% | 1.0% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 94.7% | 3.2% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female, Samoa or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Samoa, at 98.3% against 94.4% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female between Samoa and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 3.9%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Samoa ranks 76th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 77th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are 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