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

24 years are reported by both, from 1973 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.

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

Cuba

43,978 number

in 2019

Lesotho

39,570 number

in 2016

Cuba rank

66th

Lesotho rank

67th

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

Cuba
Lesotho

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 43,978 number against 39,570 number in Lesotho, a difference of 4,408 number.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 66th and Lesotho ranks 67th of 149 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	148,071 number	123,717 number	24,354 number	Cuba
1980s	169,285 number	142,599 number	26,686 number	Cuba
1990s	101,790 number	175,358 number	73,568 number	Lesotho
2000s	29,477 number	84,952 number	55,475 number	Lesotho
2010s	39,645 number	42,641 number	2,996 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, Cuba or Lesotho?: Cuba, at 43,978 number against 39,570 number in Lesotho as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Cuba and Lesotho?: 4,408 number, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Lesotho?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2016.
How do Cuba and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Cuba ranks 66th 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/