Lesotho vs Post-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Lesotho
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 13.1% against 3.1% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 10.0%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 4.2 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 41st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 41st of 139 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.5% | 15.2% | 27.3% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 36.1% | 11.8% | 24.3% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 36.3% | 8.2% | 28.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 5.3% | 15.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 4.2% | 9.1% | 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, Lesotho or Post-demographic dividend?
- Lesotho, at 13.1% against 3.1% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Lesotho and Post-demographic dividend?
- 10.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Post-demographic dividend?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Lesotho and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Lesotho ranks 41st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 41st of 139 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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/