Samoa vs Tuvalu: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Samoa
101.0%
in 2024
Tuvalu
101.1%
in 2024
Samoa rank
104th
Tuvalu rank
102nd
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 101.1% against 101.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Samoa ranks 104th and Tuvalu ranks 102nd of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.4% | 101.3% | 1.9% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 97.1% | 106.0% | 8.9% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 100.5% | 99.5% | 1.1% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 105.6% | 100.1% | 5.5% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 102.5% | 107.2% | 4.7% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Samoa or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 101.1% against 101.0% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 0.1%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Samoa ranks 104th and Tuvalu ranks 102nd 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.