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

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

Where does this data come from?

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

Lesotho vs Switzerland: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Lesotho

68,886 number

in 2016

Switzerland

65,832 number

in 2018

Lesotho rank

69th

Switzerland rank

71st

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

Lesotho
Switzerland

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 68,886 number against 65,832 number in Switzerland, a difference of 3,054 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 69th and Switzerland ranks 71st of 139 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	252,509 number	76,666 number	175,843 number	Lesotho
2000s	143,407 number	78,010 number	65,396 number	Lesotho
2010s	70,446 number	76,789 number	6,343 number	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Lesotho or Switzerland?: Lesotho, at 68,886 number against 65,832 number in Switzerland as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Lesotho and Switzerland?: 3,054 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Switzerland?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Switzerland rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Lesotho ranks 69th and Switzerland ranks 71st of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/