Samoa vs Timor-Leste: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Samoa
5.5%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
5.5%
in 2025
Samoa rank
88th
Timor-Leste rank
88th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Samoa
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 5.5% against 5.5% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 88th and Timor-Leste ranks 88th of 206 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 26.9% | 23.9% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 8.4% | 5.7% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 6.0% | 1.5% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Samoa or Timor-Leste?
- Samoa, at 5.5% against 5.5% in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Samoa and Timor-Leste?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Timor-Leste?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Timor-Leste rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Samoa ranks 88th and Timor-Leste ranks 88th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (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