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 64.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
64.7%
Change on year
up 11.3%
World rank
11th
of 132 countries
All-time high
74.6%
in 2012
All-time low
58.1%
in 2018
Years of data
9
2010–2019

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

0204060802010201420192010: 71.5 %2011: 70.3 %2012: 74.6 %2014: 69.7 %2015: 72 %2016: 70.2 %2017: 64.9 %2018: 58.1 %2019: 64.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 64.7% for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in 2019.

The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Samoa peaked at 74.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 2018.

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, female (%) in Samoa, 2010 to 2019.
Year % Change
2010 71.5%
2011 70.3% -1.6%
2012 74.6% +6.1%
2014 69.7% -6.6%
2015 72.0% +3.3%
2016 70.2% -2.5%
2017 64.9% -7.7%
2018 58.1% -10.4%
2019 64.7% +11.3%

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 78.1% compare
  2. 9 Niger 76.0% compare
  3. 10 Eritrea 73.5% compare
  4. 12 Ethiopia 64.1% compare
  5. 13 Egypt 63.2% compare
  6. 14 Syrian Arab Republic 61.1%

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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 64.7% 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 74.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 2018.
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 9.5%. 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, female (%). 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, female (%)
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/