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

7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Morocco: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Lesotho

10.8%

in 2016

Morocco

10.0%

in 2019

Lesotho rank

48th

Morocco rank

51st

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

Lesotho
Morocco

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 10.8% against 10.0% in Morocco, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 48th and Morocco ranks 51st of 137 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.1%	29.5%	14.4%	Morocco
2010s	10.8%	22.2%	11.4%	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Lesotho or Morocco?: Lesotho, at 10.8% against 10.0% in Morocco as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Lesotho and Morocco?: 0.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Morocco?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2012.
How do Lesotho and Morocco rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?: Lesotho ranks 48th and Morocco ranks 51st of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 4,050 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/