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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Finland

0.9%

in 2018

Samoa

1.1%

in 2016

Finland rank

119th

Samoa rank

116th

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

Finland
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in Finland, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Samoa ahead.

Finland ranks 119th and Samoa ranks 116th of 149 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	0.5%	5.0%	4.6%	Samoa
2000s	1.3%	3.5%	2.2%	Samoa
2010s	1.0%	0.9%	0.1%	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Finland or Samoa?: Samoa, at 1.1% against 0.9% in Finland as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Finland and Samoa?: 0.2%, with Samoa 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 and adolescents of primary and lower?: Finland ranks 119th and Samoa ranks 116th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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