Lesotho vs Post-demographic dividend: 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
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 9.0% against 1.8% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 5.1 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 45th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 42nd of 149 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.6% | 8.8% | 29.7% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 34.3% | 6.1% | 28.2% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 34.6% | 4.1% | 30.5% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 2.5% | 14.6% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 2.2% | 7.4% | 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- Lesotho, at 9.0% against 1.8% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Lesotho and Post-demographic dividend?
- 7.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Post-demographic dividend?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Lesotho and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Lesotho ranks 45th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 42nd 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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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/