Barbados vs Samoa: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Barbados
18,979 number
in 2015
Samoa
17,279 number
in 2018
Barbados rank
175th
Samoa rank
177th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Barbados
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 18,979 number against 17,279 number in Samoa, a difference of 1,700 number.

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

Across all 42 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 175th and Samoa ranks 177th of 203 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 25,669 number 14,363 number 11,305 number Barbados
1980s 26,935 number 18,130 number 8,805 number Barbados
1990s 22,819 number 17,294 number 5,524 number Barbados
2000s 19,588 number 15,690 number 3,898 number Barbados
2010s 19,012 number 16,738 number 2,273 number Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Barbados or Samoa?
Barbados, at 18,979 number against 17,279 number in Samoa as of 2015.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Barbados and Samoa?
1,700 number, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Samoa?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Barbados and Samoa rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Barbados ranks 175th and Samoa ranks 177th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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