Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Start month of the academic school year
Papua New Guinea
1 tertiary education
in 2022
Samoa
1 tertiary education
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
176th
Samoa rank
176th
Start month of the academic school year over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 tertiary education against 1 tertiary education in Samoa, a difference of 0 tertiary education.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 176th and Samoa ranks 176th of 211 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 tertiary education | 2 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1 tertiary education | 2 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | Samoa |
| 2010s | 1 tertiary education | 1.44 tertiary education | 0.4444 tertiary education | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 0 tertiary education | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 tertiary education against 1 tertiary education in Samoa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 0 tertiary education, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for start month of the academic school year?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 176th and Samoa ranks 176th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). 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