Samoa vs WB: Pacific Island Small States: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female

Samoa
12.89 years
in 2016
WB: Pacific Island Small States
11.97 years
in 2024
Samoa rank
43rd
WB: Pacific Island Small States rank
43rd

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Samoa
  • WB: Pacific Island Small States
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 12.89 years against 11.97 years in WB: Pacific Island Small States, a difference of 0.92 years.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times WB: Pacific Island Small States's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 43rd and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 43rd of 208 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa WB: Pacific Island Small States Difference Ahead
1970s 10.53 years 9.65 years 0.8723 years Samoa
1980s 10.82 years 9.67 years 1.15 years Samoa
1990s 11.54 years 10.09 years 1.44 years Samoa
2000s 11.99 years 10.49 years 1.5 years Samoa
2010s 12.67 years 11.5 years 1.17 years Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Samoa or WB: Pacific Island Small States?
Samoa, at 12.89 years against 11.97 years in WB: Pacific Island Small States as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Samoa and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
0.92 years, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
28 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Samoa and WB: Pacific Island Small States rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
Samoa ranks 43rd and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 43rd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,518 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release