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

19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2003.

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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Botswana

9.2%

in 2003

Lesotho

9.0%

in 2016

Botswana rank

44th

Lesotho rank

45th

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

Botswana
Lesotho

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 9.2% against 9.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 44th and Lesotho ranks 45th of 149 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	40.5%	38.6%	2.0%	Botswana
1980s	21.1%	34.7%	13.5%	Lesotho
1990s	8.7%	34.8%	26.1%	Lesotho
2000s	9.7%	21.5%	11.8%	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, Botswana or Lesotho?: Botswana, at 9.2% against 9.0% in Lesotho as of 2003.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Botswana and Lesotho?: 0.2%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2003.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Botswana ranks 44th and Lesotho ranks 45th of 149 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, 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 4,615 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/