How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?

6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Tonga: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Samoa

2,320 number

in 2016

Tonga

2,309 number

in 2015

Samoa rank

121st

Tonga rank

122nd

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

Samoa
Tonga

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 2,320 number against 2,309 number in Tonga, a difference of 11 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 121st and Tonga ranks 122nd of 139 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7,923 number	2,036 number	5,886 number	Samoa
2000s	7,948 number	2,120 number	5,828 number	Samoa
2010s	2,475 number	2,257 number	218.67 number	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Samoa or Tonga?: Samoa, at 2,320 number against 2,309 number in Tonga as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Samoa and Tonga?: 11 number, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Samoa ranks 121st and Tonga ranks 122nd of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/