Australia vs Samoa: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Australia
17.9%
in 2024
Samoa
9.6%
in 2024
Australia rank
17th
Samoa rank
20th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Australia
- Samoa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 17.9% against 9.6% in Samoa, a difference of 8.3%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.9 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Samoa ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Samoa ranks 20th 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 | 3.2% | 20.5% | 17.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 28.9% | 15.2% | 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 17.9% against 9.6% 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?
- 8.3%, 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 17th and Samoa ranks 20th 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, both sexes (%). 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