How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?

10 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2015.

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.

Lesotho vs Sao Tome and Principe: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Lesotho

10.8%

in 2016

Sao Tome and Principe

11.1%

in 2015

Lesotho rank

38th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

35th

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

Lesotho
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 11.1% against 10.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 35th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	17.3%	8.6%	8.7%	Lesotho
2010s	11.8%	11.6%	0.2%	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, Lesotho or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 11.1% against 10.8% in Lesotho as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2015.
How do Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Lesotho ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 35th of 148 countries.
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/