Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary completion rate, total
Primary completion rate, total over time
- Samoa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 100.0% against 68.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 31.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 189 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.9% | 52.7% | 43.2% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 58.4% | 39.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 104.3% | 66.6% | 37.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 100.9% | 69.1% | 31.7% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary completion rate, total, Samoa or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Samoa, at 100.0% against 68.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary completion rate, total between Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 31.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary completion rate, total?
- Samoa ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.