ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs Samoa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
11.78 years
in 2024
Samoa
11.92 years
in 2000
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
133rd
Samoa rank
131st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 11.92 years against 11.78 years in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), a difference of 0.14 years.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 133rd and Samoa ranks 131st of 221 groups.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 7.76 years 10.54 years 2.77 years Samoa
1980s 7.98 years 10.76 years 2.79 years Samoa
1990s 8.43 years 11.98 years 3.55 years Samoa
2000s 8.52 years 11.92 years 3.4 years Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or Samoa?
Samoa, at 11.92 years against 11.78 years in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) as of 2000.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Samoa?
0.14 years, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Samoa?
6 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2000.
How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Samoa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 133rd and Samoa ranks 131st of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 13,852 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release