How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Lesotho?

36 years are reported by both, from 1972 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.

Europe & Central Asia vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Europe & Central Asia

5.5%

in 2019

Lesotho

19.6%

in 2016

Europe & Central Asia rank

38th

Lesotho rank

41st

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

Europe & Central Asia
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 19.6% against 5.5% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 14.1%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 3.6 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 38th and Lesotho ranks 41st of 43 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	16.8%	35.3%	18.5%	Lesotho
1980s	16.1%	23.9%	7.7%	Lesotho
1990s	13.6%	27.8%	14.3%	Lesotho
2000s	9.4%	22.8%	13.4%	Lesotho
2010s	7.2%	14.8%	7.5%	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, Europe & Central Asia or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 19.6% against 5.5% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Europe & Central Asia and Lesotho?: 14.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Lesotho?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 38th and Lesotho ranks 41st 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, 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/