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

35 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

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

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

Euro area

2.0%

in 2019

Lesotho

10.8%

in 2016

Euro area rank

40th

Lesotho rank

38th

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

Euro area
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 10.8% against 2.0% in Euro area, a difference of 8.8%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 5.4 times Euro area's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 40th and Lesotho ranks 38th 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	3.1%	50.1%	47.0%	Lesotho
1980s	2.8%	44.7%	41.9%	Lesotho
1990s	2.2%	40.9%	38.7%	Lesotho
2000s	1.5%	20.0%	18.5%	Lesotho
2010s	1.8%	11.6%	9.9%	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Euro area or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 10.8% against 2.0% in Euro area as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Euro area and Lesotho?: 8.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Lesotho?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2016.
How do Euro area and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Euro area ranks 40th and Lesotho ranks 38th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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