Samoa: Children out of school, primary, female

Key figures

Over five years it is up 28.54% from 396 in 2019 (5.15% a year on average, compounded). Since 1994 it is down 50.87% from 1,036 in 1994 (2.34% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 19 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2024, Samoa had the 66th highest value of the 72 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Samoa in the 2024 ranking

• Kiribati — 62nd of 72: 959
• Brunei Darussalam — 63rd of 72: 657
• British Virgin Islands — 64th of 72: 555
• Vanuatu — 66th of 72: 495
• St. Lucia — 67th of 72: 466
• Switzerland — 68th of 72: 352

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 12 values

Children out of school, primary, female in nearby economies

• Australia — 1,110 (2023)
• Brunei Darussalam — 657 (2024)
• Cambodia — 46,902 (2024)
• Fiji — 2,673 (2016)
• Indonesia — 1.33 million (2018)
• Kiribati — 959 (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 15,928 (2022)
• Lao PDR — 40,481 (2025)
• Macao SAR, China — 2,169 (2024)
• Malaysia — 181,582 (2024)
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

More education data for Samoa

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 34,962 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 101.04% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 99.1% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 102.89% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1 (2021)
• Primary education, pupils (% female) — 48.01% (2018)

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Questions people ask

What is Samoa's children out of school, primary, female?

509 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is down 50.87% from 1,036 in 1994 (2.34% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,173 in 1999 and the lowest 72 in 2018.

How does Samoa rank?

66th highest of 72 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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