Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Samoa: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0936 units per person
in 2024
Samoa
0.1604 units per person
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th
Samoa rank
27th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.1604 units per person against 0.0936 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0668 units per person.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Samoa ranks 27th of 45 groups.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1561 units per person 0.1804 units per person 0.0243 units per person Samoa
1980s 0.1556 units per person 0.1649 units per person 0.0093 units per person Samoa
1990s 0.1364 units per person 0.1537 units per person 0.0172 units per person Samoa
2000s 0.1272 units per person 0.1619 units per person 0.0347 units per person Samoa
2010s 0.1063 units per person 0.158 units per person 0.0518 units per person Samoa
2020s 0.0956 units per person 0.1624 units per person 0.0668 units per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.1604 units per person against 0.0936 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Samoa?
0.0668 units per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Samoa?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Samoa rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Samoa ranks 27th of 45 groups.
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.