Samoa vs World: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Samoa
0.1604 units per person
in 2024
World
0.0959 units per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
27th
World rank
24th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Samoa
  • World
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.1604 units per person against 0.0959 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0645 units per person.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.7 times World's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 27th and World ranks 24th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa World Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1804 units per person 0.1173 units per person 0.0631 units per person Samoa
1980s 0.1649 units per person 0.1172 units per person 0.0477 units per person Samoa
1990s 0.1537 units per person 0.1079 units per person 0.0458 units per person Samoa
2000s 0.1619 units per person 0.1032 units per person 0.0587 units per person Samoa
2010s 0.158 units per person 0.0975 units per person 0.0605 units per person Samoa
2020s 0.1624 units per person 0.0956 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, Samoa or World?
Samoa, at 0.1604 units per person against 0.0959 units per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Samoa and World?
0.0645 units per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and World?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Samoa and World rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Samoa ranks 27th and World ranks 24th 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.