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

17 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

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

Lesotho

39,570 number

in 2016

Republic of Moldova

44,908 number

in 2019

Lesotho rank

67th

Republic of Moldova rank

64th

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

Lesotho
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 44,908 number against 39,570 number in Lesotho, a difference of 5,338 number.

That makes Republic of Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 67th and Republic of Moldova ranks 64th of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
2000s	84,952 number	28,674 number	56,278 number	Lesotho
2010s	42,641 number	40,233 number	2,408 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 Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 44,908 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 Lesotho and Republic of Moldova?: 5,338 number, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Republic of Moldova?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Republic of Moldova rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Lesotho ranks 67th and Republic of Moldova ranks 64th 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/