Bahamas vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Bahamas
32.5%
in 2018
Lesotho
33.9%
in 2016
Bahamas rank
42nd
Lesotho rank
40th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Bahamas
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 33.9% against 32.5% in Bahamas, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 42nd and Lesotho ranks 40th of 147 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 37.7% | 0.2% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 36.6% | 27.6% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 31.9% | 10.8% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Bahamas or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 33.9% against 32.5% in Bahamas as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Bahamas and Lesotho?
- 1.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Lesotho?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Bahamas and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Bahamas ranks 42nd and Lesotho ranks 40th of 147 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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
Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.