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

6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Switzerland: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Samoa

10.1%

in 2016

Switzerland

9.9%

in 2018

Samoa rank

80th

Switzerland rank

81st

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

Samoa
Switzerland

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 10.1% against 9.9% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 80th and Switzerland ranks 81st of 138 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26.5%	10.5%	16.0%	Samoa
2000s	31.3%	11.3%	20.0%	Samoa
2010s	10.2%	10.4%	0.2%	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Samoa or Switzerland?: Samoa, at 10.1% against 9.9% in Switzerland as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Samoa and Switzerland?: 0.2%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Switzerland?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Samoa and Switzerland rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Samoa ranks 80th and Switzerland ranks 81st of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,095 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of 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/