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

High income
3.3%
in 2019
Lesotho
13.1%
in 2016
High income rank
39th
Lesotho rank
41st

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

  • High income
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 13.1% against 3.3% in High income, a difference of 9.8%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 3.9 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 39th 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 High income Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 15.7% 42.5% 26.8% Lesotho
1980s 12.5% 36.1% 23.6% Lesotho
1990s 9.2% 36.3% 27.1% Lesotho
2000s 6.1% 21.1% 15.0% Lesotho
2010s 4.3% 13.3% 8.9% 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, High income or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 13.1% against 3.3% in High income as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between High income and Lesotho?
9.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Lesotho?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do High income and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
High income ranks 39th 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/