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

16 years are reported by both, from 1999 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, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Belize

19.0%

in 2019

Lesotho

19.6%

in 2016

Belize rank

43rd

Lesotho rank

41st

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

Belize
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 19.6% against 19.0% in Belize, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 43rd and Lesotho ranks 41st of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26.3%	25.1%	1.2%	Belize
2000s	20.1%	22.3%	2.1%	Lesotho
2010s	20.3%	14.8%	5.5%	Belize

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, Belize or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 19.6% against 19.0% in Belize as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Belize and Lesotho?: 0.6%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Lesotho?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Belize and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Belize ranks 43rd and Lesotho ranks 41st 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, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,097 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/