Malta vs Samoa: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Malta
8,662 number
in 2019
Samoa
10,378 number
in 2019
Malta rank
178th
Samoa rank
175th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Malta
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 10,378 number against 8,662 number in Malta, a difference of 1,716 number.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.

Malta ranks 178th and Samoa ranks 175th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 7,178 number 10,415 number 3,237 number Samoa
1980s 11,464 number 9,270 number 2,195 number Malta
1990s 10,750 number 9,642 number 1,108 number Malta
2000s 8,805 number 9,907 number 1,102 number Samoa
2010s 8,158 number 10,693 number 2,534 number Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Malta or Samoa?
Samoa, at 10,378 number against 8,662 number in Malta as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Malta and Samoa?
1,716 number, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Malta ranks 178th and Samoa ranks 175th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.