Australia vs Samoa: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Australia
17.8%
in 2024
Samoa
9.4%
in 2024
Australia rank
18th
Samoa rank
21st
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Australia
- Samoa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 17.8% against 9.4% in Samoa, a difference of 8.4%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.9 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 18th and Samoa ranks 21st of 83 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 18.9% | 16.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 35.0% | 22.2% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in, Australia or Samoa?
- Australia, at 17.8% against 9.4% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in between Australia and Samoa?
- 8.4%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Samoa?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Samoa rank globally for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Australia ranks 18th and Samoa ranks 21st of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). 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