Niger vs Samoa: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time
- Niger
- Samoa
How they compare
Niger currently reports 76.2% against 64.9% in Samoa, a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 9th and Samoa ranks 11th of 133 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.5% | 66.0% | 25.5% | Niger |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 70.8% | 7.3% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, Niger or Samoa?
- Niger, at 76.2% against 64.9% in Samoa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Niger and Samoa?
- 11.3%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Samoa?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Niger and Samoa rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Niger ranks 9th and Samoa ranks 11th of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/