Samoa vs United States of America: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Samoa
3.0%
in 2025
United States of America
3.2%
in 2025
Samoa rank
135th
United States of America rank
132nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Samoa
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 3.2% against 3.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 135th and United States of America ranks 132nd of 206 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 1.6% | 3.0% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 0.5% | Samoa |
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, Samoa or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 3.2% against 3.0% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Samoa and United States of America?
- 0.2%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United States of America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and United States of America rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Samoa ranks 135th and United States of America ranks 132nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (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