Malaysia vs Samoa: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Malaysia
0.6939 modelled data
in 2025
Samoa
0.6857 modelled data
in 2025
Malaysia rank
162nd
Samoa rank
164th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Malaysia
- Samoa
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.6939 modelled data against 0.6857 modelled data in Samoa, a difference of 0.0082 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Malaysia ranks 162nd and Samoa ranks 164th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5834 modelled data | 0.6796 modelled data | 0.0962 modelled data | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.6623 modelled data | 0.6524 modelled data | 0.0098 modelled data | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.7338 modelled data | 0.6002 modelled data | 0.1335 modelled data | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Malaysia or Samoa?
- Malaysia, at 0.6939 modelled data against 0.6857 modelled data in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Malaysia and Samoa?
- 0.0082 modelled data, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Samoa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Samoa rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Malaysia ranks 162nd and Samoa ranks 164th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). 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