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

18 years are reported by both, from 1999 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.

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

Lesotho

23,628 number

in 2016

Palestine

21,778 number

in 2019

Lesotho rank

62nd

Palestine rank

65th

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

Lesotho
Palestine

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 23,628 number against 21,778 number in Palestine, a difference of 1,850 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 62nd and Palestine ranks 65th of 148 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	119,126 number	61,818 number	57,308 number	Lesotho
2000s	49,514 number	63,385 number	13,871 number	Palestine
2010s	25,764 number	57,590 number	31,826 number	Palestine

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 Palestine?: Lesotho, at 23,628 number against 21,778 number in Palestine as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Lesotho and Palestine?: 1,850 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Palestine?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Palestine rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Lesotho ranks 62nd and Palestine ranks 65th 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/