Micronesia, Federated States of vs Samoa: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Micronesia, Federated States of
11,535 number
in 2014
Samoa
17,279 number
in 2018
Micronesia, Federated States of rank
179th
Samoa rank
177th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 17,279 number against 11,535 number in Micronesia, Federated States of, a difference of 5,744 number.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.5 times Micronesia, Federated States of's.

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

Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 179th and Samoa ranks 177th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Micronesia, Federated States of Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 6,128 number 14,363 number 8,235 number Samoa
1980s 7,993 number 18,130 number 10,137 number Samoa
1990s 10,113 number 17,294 number 7,181 number Samoa
2000s 11,689 number 15,690 number 4,000 number Samoa
2010s 11,024 number 16,738 number 5,714 number Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Micronesia, Federated States of or Samoa?
Samoa, at 17,279 number against 11,535 number in Micronesia, Federated States of as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Micronesia, Federated States of and Samoa?
5,744 number, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia, Federated States of and Samoa?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Micronesia, Federated States of and Samoa rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 179th 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.