Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 28.1% against 14.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 14.1%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.0 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Lesotho ranks 31st 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 (excluding high income) | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.1% | 54.1% | 29.0% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 23.1% | 45.0% | 21.9% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 41.4% | 19.6% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 29.0% | 10.6% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 23.8% | 8.5% | 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 (excluding high income) or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 28.1% against 14.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
- 14.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2016.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Lesotho ranks 31st 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, male (%). 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/