Lesotho vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Lesotho
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 10.8% against 9.8% in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Turks and Caicos Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 38th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 41st of 148 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.2% | 16.6% | 27.5% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 13.3% | 8.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 32.5% | 20.7% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Lesotho, at 10.8% against 9.8% in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Lesotho and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 1.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
- How do Lesotho and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Lesotho ranks 38th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 41st 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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About this data
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/