Samoa vs Small states: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

Samoa
64.9%
in 2019
Small states
42.2%
in 2019
Samoa rank
11th
Small states rank
13th

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time

  • Samoa
  • Small states
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 64.9% against 42.2% in Small states, a difference of 22.7%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.5 times Small states's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 11th and Small states ranks 13th of 133 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, Samoa or Small states?
Samoa, at 64.9% against 42.2% in Small states as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Samoa and Small states?
22.7%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Small states?
9 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2019.
How do Samoa and Small states rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Samoa ranks 11th and Small states ranks 13th 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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/