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
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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About this data
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/