Lesotho vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Lesotho
23.9%
in 2016
Upper middle income
13.2%
in 2019
Lesotho rank
33rd
Upper middle income rank
32nd

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

  • Lesotho
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 23.9% against 13.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 10.7%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.8 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 32nd of 142 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 44.8% 30.6% 14.2% Lesotho
1980s 34.3% 35.2% 1.0% Upper middle income
1990s 34.5% 29.8% 4.7% Lesotho
2000s 25.9% 21.5% 4.4% Lesotho
2010s 19.3% 14.5% 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, Lesotho or Upper middle income?
Lesotho, at 23.9% against 13.2% in Upper middle income as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Lesotho and Upper middle income?
10.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Upper middle income?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Lesotho ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 32nd of 142 countries.
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

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/