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
0.050.10.150.2197019972025

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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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.