Luxembourg vs Samoa: Share of children who have completed primary school
Luxembourg
98.6%
in 2025
Samoa
98.5%
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
68th
Samoa rank
71st
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Luxembourg
- Samoa
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 98.6% against 98.5% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 68th and Samoa ranks 71st of 165 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.5% | 96.4% | 2.2% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 98.6% | 97.0% | 1.6% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 97.5% | 1.0% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.1% | 0.4% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 0.1% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Luxembourg or Samoa?
- Luxembourg, at 98.6% against 98.5% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Luxembourg and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Samoa rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Luxembourg ranks 68th and Samoa ranks 71st of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.