South Korea vs Samoa: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
South Korea
100.9%
in 2024
Samoa
101.0%
in 2024
South Korea rank
107th
Samoa rank
104th
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- South Korea
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 101.0% against 100.9% in South Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 107th and Samoa ranks 104th of 217 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 101.1% | 1.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 105.6% | 5.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 102.5% | 2.9% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, South Korea or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 101.0% against 100.9% in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between South Korea and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Samoa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Samoa rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- South Korea ranks 107th and Samoa ranks 104th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.