Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Samoa

Samoa: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 65.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
65.2%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
11th
of 132 countries
All-time high
77.2%
in 2010
All-time low
65.2%
in 2019
Years of data
9
2010–2019

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

0204060802010201420192010: 77.2 %2011: 72.9 %2012: 76.2 %2014: 74.4 %2015: 72.9 %2016: 72.5 %2017: 68.6 %2018: 65.7 %2019: 65.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Samoa stood at 65.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Samoa peaked at 77.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 2019.

Samoa ranks 11th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%) in Samoa, 2010 to 2019.
Year % Change
2010 77.2%
2011 72.9% -5.6%
2012 76.2% +4.5%
2014 74.4% -2.4%
2015 72.9% -2.1%
2016 72.5% -0.6%
2017 68.6% -5.3%
2018 65.7% -4.3%
2019 65.2% -0.7%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Samoa?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Samoa was 65.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 2019.
How does Samoa rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Samoa ranks 11th out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,324 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/