ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) vs Samoa: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
11.67 years
in 2023
Samoa
12.69 years
in 2016
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank
54th
Samoa rank
52nd

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 12.69 years against 11.67 years in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), a difference of 1.02 years.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ahead.

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 54th and Samoa ranks 52nd of 221 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 11.73 years 11.31 years 0.4193 years ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
2000s 11.79 years 11.72 years 0.0623 years ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
2010s 11.85 years 12.44 years 0.5857 years Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) or Samoa?
Samoa, at 12.69 years against 11.67 years in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and Samoa?
1.02 years, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and Samoa?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and Samoa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 54th and Samoa ranks 52nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release