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

Euro area
3.0%
in 2019
Lesotho
13.1%
in 2016
Euro area rank
42nd
Lesotho rank
41st

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

  • Euro area
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 13.1% against 3.0% in Euro area, a difference of 10.1%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 4.4 times Euro area's.

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

Euro area ranks 42nd 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 Euro area Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 11.5% 42.5% 31.1% Lesotho
1980s 10.6% 36.1% 25.6% Lesotho
1990s 6.6% 36.3% 29.7% Lesotho
2000s 3.8% 21.1% 17.3% Lesotho
2010s 3.3% 13.3% 10.0% Lesotho

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, Euro area or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 13.1% against 3.0% in Euro area as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Euro area and Lesotho?
10.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Lesotho?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Euro area and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Euro area ranks 42nd and Lesotho ranks 41st of 43 groups.
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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,144 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/