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

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.

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

Lesotho

19.6%

in 2016

North America

2.4%

in 2019

Lesotho rank

41st

North America rank

43rd

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

Lesotho
North America

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 19.6% against 2.4% in North America, a difference of 17.2%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 8.0 times North America's.

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

Lesotho ranks 41st and North America ranks 43rd of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	North America	Difference	Ahead
1970s	35.3%	12.6%	22.7%	Lesotho
1980s	23.9%	8.7%	15.1%	Lesotho
1990s	27.8%	7.2%	20.6%	Lesotho
2000s	22.8%	6.3%	16.5%	Lesotho
2010s	14.8%	4.3%	10.5%	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, Lesotho or North America?: Lesotho, at 19.6% against 2.4% in North America as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Lesotho and North America?: 17.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and North America?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and North America rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Lesotho ranks 41st and North America ranks 43rd 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/