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, female (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

28,565 number

in 2016

Switzerland

35,622 number

in 2018

Lesotho rank

71st

Switzerland rank

68th

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

Lesotho
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 35,622 number against 28,565 number in Lesotho, a difference of 7,057 number.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 68th of 137 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	113,213 number	45,416 number	67,797 number	Lesotho
2000s	64,031 number	42,602 number	21,430 number	Lesotho
2010s	28,853 number	39,338 number	10,486 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?: Switzerland, at 35,622 number against 28,565 number in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Lesotho and Switzerland?: 7,057 number, with Switzerland 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 71st and Switzerland ranks 68th of 137 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 4,161 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/