Samoa vs Sweden: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Samoa
0.5%
in 2014
Sweden
0.5%
in 2024
Samoa rank
158th
Sweden rank
159th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Samoa
- Sweden
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 158th and Sweden ranks 159th of 169 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 0.9% | 4.1% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Samoa or Sweden?
- Samoa, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Sweden as of 2014.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Samoa and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sweden?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2014.
- How do Samoa and Sweden rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Samoa ranks 158th and Sweden ranks 159th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). 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