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

11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

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

Finland vs Samoa: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Finland

1.7%

in 2018

Samoa

1.6%

in 2016

Finland rank

118th

Samoa rank

120th

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

Finland
Samoa

How they compare

Finland currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Samoa ahead.

Finland ranks 118th and Samoa ranks 120th of 137 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.6%	12.0%	9.4%	Samoa
2000s	2.6%	9.1%	6.5%	Samoa
2010s	2.7%	2.3%	0.3%	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Finland or Samoa?: Finland, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Samoa as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Finland and Samoa?: 0.1%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Samoa?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Finland and Samoa rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?: Finland ranks 118th and Samoa ranks 120th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 4,050 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/