Samoa vs Viet Nam: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Samoa
3.5%
in 2025
Viet Nam
3.8%
in 2025
Samoa rank
123rd
Viet Nam rank
120th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Samoa
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 3.8% against 3.5% in Samoa, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 123rd and Viet Nam ranks 120th of 206 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 16.8% | 11.4% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 8.9% | 5.8% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 5.4% | 2.1% | Viet Nam |
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 Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 3.8% 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 Viet Nam?
- 0.3%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Viet Nam?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Viet Nam rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Samoa ranks 123rd and Viet Nam ranks 120th 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