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
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
February 2026 Data Release