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

19 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2003.

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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Botswana

15,685 number

in 2003

Lesotho

15,942 number

in 2016

Botswana rank

70th

Lesotho rank

69th

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

Botswana
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 15,942 number against 15,685 number in Botswana, a difference of 257 number.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 70th and Lesotho ranks 69th of 148 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	32,925 number	41,866 number	8,941 number	Lesotho
1980s	19,936 number	48,684 number	28,747 number	Lesotho
1990s	11,150 number	73,960 number	62,810 number	Lesotho
2000s	16,554 number	47,587 number	31,033 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, Botswana or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 15,942 number against 15,685 number in Botswana as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Botswana and Lesotho?: 257 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2003.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Botswana ranks 70th and Lesotho ranks 69th of 148 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, 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,451 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/