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

7 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

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

Australia vs Lesotho: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Australia

39,079 number

in 2018

Lesotho

39,570 number

in 2016

Australia rank

68th

Lesotho rank

67th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Australia
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 39,570 number against 39,079 number in Australia, a difference of 491 number.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 68th and Lesotho ranks 67th of 149 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	74,231 number	174,281 number	100,050 number	Lesotho
2010s	8,041 number	42,101 number	34,060 number	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Australia or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 39,570 number against 39,079 number in Australia as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Australia and Lesotho?: 491 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lesotho?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
How do Australia and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Australia ranks 68th and Lesotho ranks 67th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/