Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Samoa
Samoa: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 5.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Samoa, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Samoa is 5.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 121.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Samoa peaked at 5.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2009.
That places Samoa 91st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 5.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 children of primary school age, female in Samoa?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Samoa was 5.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Samoa ranks 91st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release