How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lesotho?

11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Lesotho: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both

Jamaica

48,069 number

in 2019

Lesotho

52,531 number

in 2016

Jamaica rank

71st

Lesotho rank

70th

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both over time

Jamaica
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 52,531 number against 48,069 number in Jamaica, a difference of 4,462 number.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.

Jamaica ranks 71st and Lesotho ranks 70th of 142 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	36,874 number	79,681 number	42,807 number	Lesotho
2000s	46,506 number	73,916 number	27,410 number	Lesotho
2010s	58,436 number	45,959 number	12,477 number	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both, Jamaica or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 52,531 number against 48,069 number in Jamaica as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Jamaica and Lesotho?: 4,462 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lesotho?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Jamaica and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?: Jamaica ranks 71st and Lesotho ranks 70th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/