Samoa vs Turkey: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Samoa
0.8%
in 2024
Turkey
0.9%
in 2023
Samoa rank
161st
Turkey rank
159th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Samoa
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Turkey ahead.

Samoa ranks 161st and Turkey ranks 159th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s 10.4% 23.5% 13.1% Turkey
2000s 5.4% 5.8% 0.4% Turkey
2010s 1.3% 0.8% 0.5% Samoa
2020s 0.7% 0.3% 0.4% 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 Turkey?
Turkey, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Samoa and Turkey?
0.1%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Turkey?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Turkey rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Samoa ranks 161st and Turkey ranks 159th 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
222 places, 4,213 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release