Samoa vs Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Samoa
0.6496 GPIA
in 2016
Timor-Leste
0.6867 GPIA
in 2020
Samoa rank
147th
Timor-Leste rank
144th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Samoa
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 0.6867 GPIA against 0.6496 GPIA in Samoa, a difference of 0.0371 GPIA.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Samoa ranks 147th and Timor-Leste ranks 144th of 171 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7334 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 0.2816 GPIA | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 0.6514 GPIA | 0.8425 GPIA | 0.1911 GPIA | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Samoa or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 0.6867 GPIA against 0.6496 GPIA in Samoa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Samoa and Timor-Leste?
- 0.0371 GPIA, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Timor-Leste?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2016.
- How do Samoa and Timor-Leste rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Samoa ranks 147th and Timor-Leste ranks 144th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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