Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Samoa

Samoa: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 1,723 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1,723 number
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
77th
of 132 countries
All-time high
2,146 number
in 2015
All-time low
1,723 number
in 2019
Years of data
9
2010–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Samoa, 2010–2019

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2010201420192010: 1.9k number2011: 1.9k number2012: 2.0k number2014: 2.1k number2015: 2.1k number2016: 2.1k number2017: 1.9k number2018: 1.8k number2019: 1.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Samoa is 1,723 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Samoa peaked at 2,146 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,723 number, in 2019.

Samoa ranks 77th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number) in Samoa, 2010 to 2019.
Year number Change
2010 1,943 number
2011 1,880 number -3.2%
2012 2,036 number +8.3%
2014 2,142 number +5.2%
2015 2,146 number +0.2%
2016 2,094 number -2.4%
2017 1,923 number -8.2%
2018 1,780 number -7.4%
2019 1,723 number -3.2%

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 74 Jamaica 1,976 number compare
  2. 75 Bahamas 1,763 number compare
  3. 76 New Zealand 1,759 number compare
  4. 78 France 1,667 number compare
  5. 79 Costa Rica 1,548 number compare
  6. 80 Hong Kong, China 1,497 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Samoa?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Samoa was 1,723 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 2,146 number in 2015.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,723 number in 2019.
How does Samoa rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Samoa ranks 77th out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/