Samoa vs Viet Nam: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
Samoa
1.8%
in 2024
Viet Nam
1.7%
in 2024
Samoa rank
135th
Viet Nam rank
138th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- Samoa
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 135th and Viet Nam ranks 138th of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita, Samoa or Viet Nam?
- Samoa, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita between Samoa and Viet Nam?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Viet Nam?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Viet Nam rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Samoa ranks 135th and Viet Nam ranks 138th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.