Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Samoa

Samoa: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.2% in 2015. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2015)
0.2%
World rank
137th
of 148 countries
All-time high
6.7%
in 1999
All-time low
0.1%
in 2000
Years of data
8
1998–2015

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

02461998200620151998: 1.9 %1999: 6.7 %2000: 0.128 %2001: 5.5 %2009: 0.418 %2010: 0.356 %2011: 0.306 %2015: 0.211 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 0.2% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2015.

The figure is down 96.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Samoa peaked at 6.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.

That places Samoa 137th out of 148 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%) in Samoa, 1998 to 2015.
Year % Change
1998 1.9%
1999 6.7% +245.1%
2000 0.1% -98.1%
2001 5.5% +4175.1%
2009 0.4% -92.4%
2010 0.4% -14.7%
2011 0.3% -14.1%
2015 0.2% -31.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.3% 1.9% 6.7% 2
2000s 2.0% 0.1% 5.5% 3
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 3

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  5. 139 Brunei Darussalam 0.2% compare
  6. 140 Russian Federation 0.2%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Samoa?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Samoa was 0.2% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
How does Samoa rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Samoa ranks 137th out of 148 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 96.1%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/