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

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

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

Korea

32,438 number

in 2018

Lesotho

23,628 number

in 2016

Korea rank

59th

Lesotho rank

62nd

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

Korea
Lesotho

How they compare

Korea currently reports 32,438 number against 23,628 number in Lesotho, a difference of 8,810 number.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 59th and Lesotho ranks 62nd of 148 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	339,106 number	81,702 number	257,405 number	Korea
1980s	179,962 number	89,061 number	90,901 number	Korea
1990s	120,731 number	108,233 number	12,498 number	Korea
2000s	47,816 number	49,514 number	1,697 number	Lesotho
2010s	38,612 number	25,764 number	12,848 number	Korea

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, Korea or Lesotho?: Korea, at 32,438 number against 23,628 number in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Korea and Lesotho?: 8,810 number, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Lesotho?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2016.
How do Korea and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Korea ranks 59th 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/