Samoa vs Thailand: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Samoa
3.5%
in 2025
Thailand
3.6%
in 2025
Samoa rank
123rd
Thailand rank
121st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Samoa
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 3.6% against 3.5% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 123rd and Thailand ranks 121st of 206 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 13.5% | 8.1% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 5.0% | 2.0% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.6% | 0.4% | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 3.6% against 3.5% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Samoa and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Thailand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Thailand rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Samoa ranks 123rd and Thailand ranks 121st 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, male (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