Samoa vs South Africa: Progression to secondary school
Samoa
96.2%
in 2017
South Africa
95.8%
in 2015
Samoa rank
96th
South Africa rank
99th
Progression to secondary school over time
- Samoa
- South Africa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 96.2% against 95.8% in South Africa, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.
Samoa ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 99th of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.7% | 98.6% | 5.9% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.0% | 0.9% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 96.5% | 2.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher progression to secondary school, Samoa or South Africa?
- Samoa, at 96.2% against 95.8% in South Africa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Samoa and South Africa?
- 0.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
- How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for progression to secondary school?
- Samoa ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 99th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).