Samoa vs Solomon Islands: Start of the academic school year
Samoa
2,024 tertiary education
in 2024
Solomon Islands
2,024 tertiary education
in 2024
Samoa rank
1st
Solomon Islands rank
1st
Start of the academic school year over time
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2,024 tertiary education against 2,024 tertiary education in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0 tertiary education.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Samoa ranks 1st and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,974 tertiary education | 1,974 tertiary education | 0 tertiary education | — |
| 1980s | 1,984 tertiary education | 1,984 tertiary education | 0 tertiary education | — |
| 1990s | 1,994 tertiary education | 1,994 tertiary education | 0 tertiary education | — |
| 2000s | 2,004 tertiary education | 2,004 tertiary education | 0 tertiary education | — |
| 2010s | 2,015 tertiary education | 2,015 tertiary education | 0 tertiary education | — |
| 2020s | 2,022 tertiary education | 2,022 tertiary education | 0.2 tertiary education | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher start of the academic school year, Samoa or Solomon Islands?
- Samoa, at 2,024 tertiary education against 2,024 tertiary education in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in start of the academic school year between Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 0 tertiary education, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Solomon Islands rank globally for start of the academic school year?
- Samoa ranks 1st and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Start 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