Samoa vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes
Samoa
6.15 years
in 2016
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
5.57 years
in 2024
Samoa rank
85th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
84th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time
- Samoa
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 6.15 years against 5.57 years in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.58 years.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 85th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 84th of 214 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.54 years | 2.35 years | 2.19 years | Samoa |
| 1980s | 5.3 years | 2.26 years | 3.04 years | Samoa |
| 1990s | 5.46 years | 3.19 years | 2.28 years | Samoa |
| 2000s | 5.64 years | 4.04 years | 1.6 years | Samoa |
| 2010s | 6.01 years | 5.02 years | 0.9877 years | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Samoa or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Samoa, at 6.15 years against 5.57 years in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) as of 2016.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Samoa and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 0.58 years, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do Samoa and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 85th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 84th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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
February 2026 Data Release