Samoa vs WB: Ibrd Only: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Samoa
80.8%
in 2023
WB: Ibrd Only
71.4%
in 2024
Samoa rank
88th
WB: Ibrd Only rank
86th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Samoa
- WB: Ibrd Only
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 80.8% against 71.4% in WB: Ibrd Only, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times WB: Ibrd Only's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 88th and WB: Ibrd Only ranks 86th of 212 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | WB: Ibrd Only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.8% | 47.2% | 19.6% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 72.2% | 48.5% | 23.8% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 71.4% | 55.8% | 15.6% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 57.3% | 14.6% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 61.9% | 15.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 70.7% | 10.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Samoa or WB: Ibrd Only?
- Samoa, at 80.8% against 71.4% in WB: Ibrd Only as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Samoa and WB: Ibrd Only?
- 9.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and WB: Ibrd Only?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and WB: Ibrd Only rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Samoa ranks 88th and WB: Ibrd Only ranks 86th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in 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