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

10 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 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.

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

Samoa

1.6%

in 2016

Spain

1.7%

in 2018

Samoa rank

120th

Spain rank

117th

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

Samoa
Spain

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 120th and Spain ranks 117th of 137 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.9%	4.9%	8.1%	Samoa
2000s	9.1%	3.2%	5.9%	Samoa
2010s	2.3%	2.7%	0.4%	Spain

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, Samoa or Spain?: Spain, 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 Samoa and Spain?: 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Spain?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Samoa and Spain rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?: Samoa ranks 120th and Spain ranks 117th 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/