Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Papua New Guinea
0.1593 units per person
in 2023
Samoa
0.1604 units per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
28th
Samoa rank
27th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.1604 units per person against 0.1593 units per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0011 units per person.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 28th 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 Papua New Guinea Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0831 units per person 0.1804 units per person 0.0973 units per person Samoa
1980s 0.0978 units per person 0.1657 units per person 0.068 units per person Samoa
1990s 0.1107 units per person 0.1541 units per person 0.0434 units per person Samoa
2000s 0.0858 units per person 0.1632 units per person 0.0774 units per person Samoa
2010s 0.1424 units per person 0.158 units per person 0.0156 units per person Samoa
2020s 0.1446 units per person 0.1629 units per person 0.0183 units per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.1604 units per person against 0.1593 units per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
0.0011 units per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 28th 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.