Maldives vs Samoa: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Maldives
2.4%
in 2025
Samoa
2.4%
in 2025
Maldives rank
138th
Samoa rank
138th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Maldives
- Samoa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 138th and Samoa ranks 138th of 206 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 3.7% | 4.6% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 2.0% | 9.8% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 1.9% | 2.6% | Maldives |
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, Maldives or Samoa?
- Maldives, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Maldives and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Samoa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Samoa rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Maldives ranks 138th and Samoa ranks 138th 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, female (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