Samoa vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes
Samoa
0.8858 years
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
0.7299 years
in 2024
Samoa rank
169th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
172nd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time
- Samoa
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.8858 years against 0.7299 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.1559 years.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 169th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 172nd of 213 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3539 years | 0.2711 years | 0.0828 years | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.668 years | 0.2979 years | 0.3702 years | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.9003 years | 0.4187 years | 0.4817 years | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.7363 years | 0.6007 years | 0.1356 years | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.7874 years | 0.6836 years | 0.1039 years | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Samoa or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Samoa, at 0.8858 years against 0.7299 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Samoa and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.1559 years, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 169th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 172nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release