Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Malta or Samoa?

Samoa, at 13,857 number against 12,190 number in Malta as of 2020.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Samoa: School age population, primary education, female

Malta

12,190 number

in 2020

Samoa

13,857 number

in 2020

Malta rank

177th

Samoa rank

175th

School age population, primary education, female over time

Malta
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 13,857 number against 12,190 number in Malta, a difference of 1,667 number.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 177th and Samoa ranks 175th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	16,213 number	14,576 number	1,637 number	Malta
1980s	16,020 number	12,798 number	3,221 number	Malta
1990s	16,497 number	12,659 number	3,838 number	Malta
2000s	14,257 number	13,623 number	634 number	Malta
2010s	11,674 number	14,044 number	2,370 number	Samoa
2020s	12,190 number	13,857 number	1,667 number	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Malta or Samoa?: Samoa, at 13,857 number against 12,190 number in Malta as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Malta and Samoa?: 1,667 number, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?: Malta ranks 177th and Samoa ranks 175th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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