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

13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.

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.

Lesotho vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Lesotho

28.1%

in 2016

Panama

29.1%

in 2017

Lesotho rank

31st

Panama rank

28th

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

Lesotho
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 29.1% against 28.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 31st and Panama ranks 28th of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1990s	36.0%	32.8%	3.2%	Lesotho
2000s	30.0%	28.9%	1.1%	Lesotho
2010s	23.4%	23.8%	0.4%	Panama

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 Panama?: Panama, at 29.1% against 28.1% in Lesotho as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Lesotho and Panama?: 1.0%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Panama?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Lesotho and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Lesotho ranks 31st and Panama ranks 28th of 138 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,095 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/