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

16 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2014.

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.

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

Indonesia

9.2%

in 2018

Lesotho

9.0%

in 2016

Indonesia rank

43rd

Lesotho rank

45th

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

Indonesia
Lesotho

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Lesotho ahead.

Indonesia ranks 43rd 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	Indonesia	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	29.5%	36.7%	7.3%	Lesotho
2000s	10.8%	16.1%	5.3%	Lesotho
2010s	7.9%	9.7%	1.7%	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, Indonesia or Lesotho?: Indonesia, at 9.2% against 9.0% in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Indonesia and Lesotho?: 0.2%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Lesotho?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2014.
How do Indonesia and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Indonesia ranks 43rd 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/