How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Samoa: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Malta

4,070 number

in 2020

Samoa

4,652 number

in 2020

Malta rank

177th

Samoa rank

174th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Malta
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 4,652 number against 4,070 number in Malta, a difference of 582 number.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 177th and Samoa ranks 174th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6,062 number	4,721 number	1,341 number	Malta
1980s	5,199 number	4,523 number	676 number	Malta
1990s	5,792 number	4,241 number	1,551 number	Malta
2000s	5,341 number	4,490 number	851.2 number	Malta
2010s	4,139 number	4,399 number	260.6 number	Samoa
2020s	4,070 number	4,652 number	582 number	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Malta or Samoa?: Samoa, at 4,652 number against 4,070 number in Malta as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Malta and Samoa?: 582 number, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Malta ranks 177th and Samoa ranks 174th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.