Samoa vs South Africa: Theoretical duration of lower secondary education

Samoa
2 years
in 2020
South Africa
2 years
in 2020
Samoa rank
188th
South Africa rank
188th

Theoretical duration of lower secondary education over time

  • Samoa
  • South Africa
0123197019952020

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 2 years against 2 years in South Africa, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 51 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 188th and South Africa ranks 188th of 209 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 2 years 3 years 1 years South Africa
1980s 2 years 3 years 1 years South Africa
1990s 2 years 2.7 years 0.7 years South Africa
2000s 2 years 2 years 0 years
2010s 2 years 2 years 0 years
2020s 2 years 2 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher theoretical duration of lower secondary education, Samoa or South Africa?
Samoa, at 2 years against 2 years in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of lower secondary education between Samoa and South Africa?
0 years, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for theoretical duration of lower secondary education?
Samoa ranks 188th and South Africa ranks 188th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 10,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of grades (years) in lower secondary education.