Finland vs Samoa: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Finland

98.2%

in 2024

Samoa

98.2%

in 2024

Finland rank

68th

Samoa rank

69th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Finland currently reports 98.2% against 98.2% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 68th and Samoa ranks 69th of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.