How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Lesotho?

36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Latin America & Caribbean

13.4%

in 2019

Lesotho

23.9%

in 2016

Latin America & Caribbean rank

30th

Lesotho rank

33rd

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

Latin America & Caribbean
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 23.9% against 13.4% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 10.5%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th and Lesotho ranks 33rd of 43 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	25.9%	44.8%	18.9%	Lesotho
1980s	23.1%	34.3%	11.1%	Lesotho
1990s	21.6%	34.5%	12.9%	Lesotho
2000s	17.4%	25.9%	8.5%	Lesotho
2010s	14.5%	19.3%	4.8%	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Latin America & Caribbean or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 23.9% against 13.4% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Latin America & Caribbean and Lesotho?: 10.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Lesotho?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th and Lesotho ranks 33rd of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/