Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Samoa

Samoa: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 1,871 number in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
1,871 number
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
114th
of 136 countries
All-time high
5,438 number
in 2000
All-time low
1,660 number
in 2014
Years of data
11
1998–2016

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Samoa, 1998–2016

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1998200720161998: 5.4k number1999: 5.0k number2000: 5.4k number2001: 5.1k number2009: 2.8k number2010: 2.5k number2011: 2.9k number2012: 2.6k number2014: 1.7k number2015: 1.7k number2016: 1.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2016, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Samoa stood at 1,871 number.

That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Samoa peaked at 5,438 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,660 number, in 2014.

That places Samoa 114th out of 136 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Samoa, 1998 to 2016.
Year number Change
1998 5,399 number
1999 5,033 number -6.8%
2000 5,438 number +8.0%
2001 5,083 number -6.5%
2009 2,758 number -45.7%
2010 2,540 number -7.9%
2011 2,850 number +12.2%
2012 2,557 number -10.3%
2014 1,660 number -35.1%
2015 1,685 number +1.5%
2016 1,871 number +11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,216 number 5,033 number 5,399 number 2
2000s 4,426 number 2,758 number 5,438 number 3
2010s 2,194 number 1,660 number 2,850 number 6

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 111 Sweden 2,755 number compare
  2. 112 Latvia 2,656 number compare
  3. 113 Ireland 2,155 number compare
  4. 115 Slovenia 1,686 number compare
  5. 116 Estonia 1,632 number compare
  6. 117 Lithuania 1,619 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Samoa?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Samoa was 1,871 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 5,438 number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,660 number in 2014.
How does Samoa rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Samoa ranks 114th out of 136 countries with data for 2016.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/