Hong Kong vs Samoa: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Hong Kong
0.7%
in 2024
Samoa
0.8%
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
163rd
Samoa rank
161st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Hong Kong
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Samoa ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 163rd and Samoa ranks 161st of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 14.4% | 8.4% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 0.7% | 1.7% | Hong Kong |
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, Hong Kong or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Hong Kong and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Samoa?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Samoa rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Hong Kong ranks 163rd and Samoa ranks 161st of 183 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 (%). 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