Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Samoa

Samoa: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 14.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
14.6%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
94th
of 142 countries
All-time high
43.4%
in 2000
All-time low
13.5%
in 2014
Years of data
11
1998–2016

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Samoa, 1998–2016

102030401998200720161998: 38.1 %1999: 33.5 %2000: 43.4 %2001: 33.1 %2009: 24.5 %2010: 21.9 %2011: 22.6 %2012: 19.5 %2014: 13.5 %2015: 15 %2016: 14.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Samoa stood at 14.6%.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Samoa peaked at 43.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2014.

Samoa ranks 94th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Samoa, 1998 to 2016.
Year % Change
1998 38.1%
1999 33.5% -11.9%
2000 43.4% +29.5%
2001 33.1% -23.8%
2009 24.5% -25.8%
2010 21.9% -10.8%
2011 22.6% +3.3%
2012 19.5% -13.8%
2014 13.5% -30.7%
2015 15.0% +11.5%
2016 14.6% -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.8% 33.5% 38.1% 2
2000s 33.7% 24.5% 43.4% 3
2010s 17.8% 13.5% 22.6% 6

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 91 Uruguay 14.9% compare
  2. 92 Iceland 14.8% compare
  3. 93 Argentina 14.7% compare
  4. 95 Eswatini 14.3% compare
  5. 96 Uzbekistan 13.9% compare
  6. 97 Antigua and Barbuda 13.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Samoa?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Samoa was 14.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2014.
How does Samoa rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Samoa ranks 94th out of 142 countries with data for 2016.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.