Kiribati vs Samoa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Kiribati
11.82 years
in 2008
Samoa
12 years
in 2000
Kiribati rank
126th
Samoa rank
123rd

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

  • Kiribati
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 12 years against 11.82 years in Kiribati, a difference of 0.18 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Samoa ahead.

Kiribati ranks 126th and Samoa ranks 123rd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 9.69 years 10.32 years 0.6303 years Samoa
1980s 10.6 years 11.4 years 0.7979 years Samoa
1990s 10 years 12.13 years 2.13 years Samoa
2000s 10.39 years 12 years 1.62 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, Kiribati or Samoa?
Samoa, at 12 years against 11.82 years in Kiribati as of 2000.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Kiribati and Samoa?
0.18 years, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
7 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2000.
How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Kiribati ranks 126th and Samoa ranks 123rd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.