Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Samoa

Samoa: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 39 number in 2015. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2015)
39 number
World rank
141st
of 148 countries
All-time high
1,177 number
in 1999
All-time low
23 number
in 2000
Years of data
8
1998–2015

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Samoa, 1998–2015

02505007501.0k1.2k1998200620151998: 334 number1999: 1.2k number2000: 23 number2001: 987 number2009: 74 number2010: 63 number2011: 54 number2015: 39 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Samoa is 39 number, measured in 2015.

The figure is down 96.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Samoa peaked at 1,177 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 23 number, in 2000.

Samoa ranks 141st of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in Samoa, 1998 to 2015.
Year number Change
1998 334 number
1999 1,177 number +252.4%
2000 23 number -98.0%
2001 987 number +4191.3%
2009 74 number -92.5%
2010 63 number -14.9%
2011 54 number -14.3%
2015 39 number -27.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 755.5 number 334 number 1,177 number 2
2000s 361.33 number 23 number 987 number 3
2010s 52 number 39 number 63 number 3

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 138 Saint Kitts and Nevis 54 number compare
  2. 139 Liechtenstein 50 number compare
  3. 140 Brunei Darussalam 41 number compare
  4. 141 Antigua and Barbuda 39 number
  5. 141 Georgia 39 number compare
  6. 144 Malta 35 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

More reference data data for Samoa

All data for Samoa →

Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Samoa?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Samoa was 39 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 1,177 number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 23 number in 2000.
How does Samoa rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Samoa ranks 141st out of 148 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Samoa. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-children-and-adolescents-of-primary-and-lower-secondary-school-age-female/samoa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-children-and-adolescents-of-primary-and-lower-secondary-school-age-female/samoa/">Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Samoa</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/