American Samoa vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary education, teachers, per capita

American Samoa
0.0107 units per person
in 1992
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0048 units per person
in 2024
American Samoa rank
7th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • American Samoa
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0040.0060.0080.010.012197019972024

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 0.0107 units per person against 0.0048 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0059 units per person.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 2.2 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 15 years both countries report, American Samoa has been ahead every year.

American Samoa ranks 7th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 204 countries.

American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0113 units per person 0.0049 units per person 0.0063 units per person American Samoa
1980s 0.0105 units per person 0.0052 units per person 0.0053 units per person American Samoa
1990s 0.0102 units per person 0.005 units per person 0.0051 units per person American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, American Samoa or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
American Samoa, at 0.0107 units per person against 0.0048 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 1992.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between American Samoa and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.0059 units per person, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1992.
How do American Samoa and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
American Samoa ranks 7th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.