Samoa vs Spain: Share of children who have completed primary school
Samoa
98.5%
in 2025
Spain
98.6%
in 2025
Samoa rank
71st
Spain rank
70th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Samoa
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 98.6% against 98.5% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 71st and Spain ranks 70th of 165 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.4% | 98.1% | 1.8% | Spain |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 98.3% | 1.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 97.5% | 98.3% | 0.8% | Spain |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 98.4% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.6% | 0.1% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Samoa or Spain?
- Spain, 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 Samoa and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Spain?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Spain rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Samoa ranks 71st and Spain ranks 70th 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.