Which has higher school enrollment, primary, private, Hong Kong, China or Samoa?

Hong Kong, China, at 20.6% against 20.3% in Samoa as of 2024.

What is the difference in school enrollment, primary, private between Hong Kong, China and Samoa?

0.3%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Samoa?

18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs Samoa: School enrollment, primary, private

Hong Kong, China

20.6%

in 2024

Samoa

20.3%

in 2021

Hong Kong, China rank

65th

Samoa rank

66th

School enrollment, primary, private over time

Hong Kong, China
Samoa

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 20.6% against 20.3% in Samoa, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 65th and Samoa ranks 66th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	94.1%	17.9%	76.2%	Hong Kong, China
1980s	94.2%	16.0%	78.2%	Hong Kong, China
2000s	10.7%	17.0%	6.3%	Samoa
2010s	18.1%	18.3%	0.2%	Samoa
2020s	19.2%	20.0%	0.8%	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary, private, Hong Kong, China or Samoa?: Hong Kong, China, at 20.6% against 20.3% in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary, private between Hong Kong, China and Samoa?: 0.3%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Samoa?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Hong Kong, China and Samoa rank globally for school enrollment, primary, private?: Hong Kong, China ranks 65th and Samoa ranks 66th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)
Unit: % of total primary
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 6,152 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.