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

19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

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

Bulgaria vs Lesotho: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male

Bulgaria

29,419 number

in 2018

Lesotho

31,063 number

in 2016

Bulgaria rank

66th

Lesotho rank

64th

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

Bulgaria
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 31,063 number against 29,419 number in Bulgaria, a difference of 1,644 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lesotho ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 66th and Lesotho ranks 64th of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	45,376 number	48,635 number	3,258 number	Lesotho
2000s	39,691 number	35,844 number	3,847 number	Bulgaria
2010s	26,124 number	26,104 number	19.86 number	Bulgaria

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, male, Bulgaria or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 31,063 number against 29,419 number in Bulgaria as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male between Bulgaria and Lesotho?: 1,644 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lesotho?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Bulgaria and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?: Bulgaria ranks 66th and Lesotho ranks 64th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 4,212 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/