How many years of comparable data are there for European Union 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.

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

European Union

4.3%

in 2019

Lesotho

19.6%

in 2016

European Union rank

41st

Lesotho rank

41st

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

European Union
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 19.6% against 4.3% in European Union, a difference of 15.3%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 4.6 times European Union's.

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

European Union ranks 41st 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	European Union	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	17.4%	35.3%	17.9%	Lesotho
1980s	15.3%	23.9%	8.6%	Lesotho
1990s	10.0%	27.8%	17.8%	Lesotho
2000s	5.8%	22.8%	17.0%	Lesotho
2010s	5.1%	14.8%	9.7%	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, European Union or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 19.6% against 4.3% in European Union as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between European Union and Lesotho?: 15.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Lesotho?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.
How do European Union and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: European Union ranks 41st 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/