Australia vs Samoa: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Australia
81.9%
in 2024
Samoa
90.1%
in 2024
Australia rank
66th
Samoa rank
65th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Australia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 90.1% against 81.9% in Australia, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 66th and Samoa ranks 65th of 78 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.5% | 76.9% | 18.6% | Australia |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 80.2% | 4.9% | Australia |
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?
- Samoa, at 90.1% against 81.9% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in between Australia and Samoa?
- 8.2%, with Samoa 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 66th and Samoa ranks 65th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). 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