Finland vs Samoa: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female

Finland
4.5%
in 2018
Samoa
4.8%
in 2016
Finland rank
120th
Samoa rank
118th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time

  • Finland
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 4.8% against 4.5% in Finland, a difference of 0.3%.

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

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

Finland ranks 120th and Samoa ranks 118th of 143 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 9.3% 26.9% 17.7% Samoa
2000s 6.0% 23.0% 17.0% Samoa
2010s 7.1% 6.4% 0.7% Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female, Finland or Samoa?
Samoa, at 4.8% against 4.5% in Finland as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Finland and Samoa?
0.3%, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Finland ranks 120th and Samoa ranks 118th of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.