Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Samoa
Samoa: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.3% in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Samoa, 1998–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.3% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 98.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Samoa peaked at 23.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.
That places Samoa 133rd out of 150 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.2% | — |
| 1999 | 8.3% | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -53.1% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | +512.5% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -95.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -71.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.3%, 7% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.3% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 1.1% | 23.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 130 Seychelles 0.5% compare
- 131 Norway 0.5% compare
- 132 Spain 0.4% compare
- 134 Austria 0.3% compare
- 135 United States of America 0.3%
- 136 Kazakhstan 0.3% 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Samoa?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Samoa was 0.3% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Samoa rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Samoa ranks 133rd out of 150 countries with data for 2014.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.