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

14 years are reported by both, from 1994 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Cape Verde

8.8%

in 2018

Lesotho

9.0%

in 2016

Cape Verde rank

47th

Lesotho rank

45th

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

Cape Verde
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 9.0% against 8.8% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Lesotho ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 47th and Lesotho ranks 45th of 149 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.8%	33.0%	20.2%	Lesotho
2000s	4.0%	15.5%	11.5%	Lesotho
2010s	7.3%	9.6%	2.3%	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, Cape Verde or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 9.0% against 8.8% in Cape Verde as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Cape Verde and Lesotho?: 0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2016.
How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Cape Verde ranks 47th 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/