Adolescents out of school, male in Samoa
Samoa: Adolescents out of school, male was 2.3% in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school, male in Samoa, 1998–2014
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school, male in Samoa is 2.3%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 89.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in Samoa peaked at 23.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2014.
That places Samoa 122nd out of 160 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adolescents out of school, male in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.9% | — |
| 1999 | 11.3% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | -28.7% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +185.0% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -81.7% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -44.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 2.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 2.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.8%, 30% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 10.9% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 4.2% | 23.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 119 Dominica 2.5% compare
- 120 Uzbekistan 2.5% compare
- 121 New Zealand 2.4%
- 123 Serbia 2.3% compare
- 124 Armenia 2.2%
- 125 Morocco 2.2% compare
More education data for Samoa
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,211 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 397 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,580 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,585 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,964 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 34,962 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1604 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, male in Samoa?
- Adolescents out of school, male in Samoa was 2.3% in 2014, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2014.
- How does Samoa rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- Samoa ranks 122nd out of 160 countries with data for 2014.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.