Gambia vs Samoa: Primary education, pupils, per capita
Gambia
0.1569 units per person
in 2025
Samoa
0.1604 units per person
in 2024
Gambia rank
30th
Samoa rank
27th
Primary education, pupils, per capita over time
- Gambia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.1604 units per person against 0.1569 units per person in Gambia, a difference of 0.0035 units per person.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 30th and Samoa ranks 27th of 206 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0376 units per person | 0.1812 units per person | 0.1436 units per person | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.0681 units per person | 0.1649 units per person | 0.0968 units per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.099 units per person | 0.1537 units per person | 0.0547 units per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.1221 units per person | 0.1619 units per person | 0.0398 units per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.1318 units per person | 0.158 units per person | 0.0262 units per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.1569 units per person | 0.1624 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Gambia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.1604 units per person against 0.1569 units per person in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Gambia and Samoa?
- 0.0035 units per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Samoa?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Samoa rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 30th and Samoa ranks 27th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.