Samoa vs Small states: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Samoa
112.0%
in 2019
Small states
98.8%
in 2019
Samoa rank
24th
Small states rank
23rd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male over time

  • Samoa
  • Small states
0255075100199520072019

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 112.0% against 98.8% in Small states, a difference of 13.2%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Small states's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 24th and Small states ranks 23rd of 188 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 96.3% 91.9% 4.3% Samoa
2000s 103.8% 96.4% 7.4% Samoa
2010s 108.9% 98.8% 10.1% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Samoa or Small states?
Samoa, at 112.0% against 98.8% in Small states as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Samoa and Small states?
13.2%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Small states?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Samoa and Small states rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Samoa ranks 24th and Small states ranks 23rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.