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

7 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1983.

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.

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

Lesotho

39,570 number

in 2016

Libya

44,748 number

in 1983

Lesotho rank

67th

Libya rank

65th

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

Lesotho
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 44,748 number against 39,570 number in Lesotho, a difference of 5,178 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Libya ahead.

Lesotho ranks 67th and Libya ranks 65th of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1970s	120,741 number	79,699 number	41,042 number	Lesotho
1980s	134,497 number	47,663 number	86,833 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, Lesotho or Libya?: Libya, at 44,748 number against 39,570 number in Lesotho as of 1983.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Lesotho and Libya?: 5,178 number, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Libya?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1983.
How do Lesotho and Libya rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Lesotho ranks 67th and Libya ranks 65th 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/