Iceland vs Samoa: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Iceland
63.1%
in 2023
Samoa
90.1%
in 2024
Iceland rank
68th
Samoa rank
65th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Iceland
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 90.1% against 63.1% in Iceland, a difference of 27.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Samoa ahead.
Iceland ranks 68th and Samoa ranks 65th of 78 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.9% | 76.9% | 11.0% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 76.9% | 11.0% | 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, Iceland or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 90.1% against 63.1% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in between Iceland and Samoa?
- 27.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Samoa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Samoa rank globally for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Iceland ranks 68th 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