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

18 years are reported by both, from 1973 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, male (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

22,911 number

in 2003

Lesotho

23,628 number

in 2016

Botswana rank

63rd

Lesotho rank

62nd

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

Botswana
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 23,628 number against 22,911 number in Botswana, a difference of 717 number.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 63rd and Lesotho ranks 62nd 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	43,364 number	81,702 number	38,337 number	Lesotho
1980s	33,539 number	89,061 number	55,522 number	Lesotho
1990s	21,256 number	106,820 number	85,564 number	Lesotho
2000s	24,214 number	64,589 number	40,376 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 23,628 number against 22,911 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?: 717 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2003.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Botswana ranks 63rd and Lesotho ranks 62nd 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 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/