Belize vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Belize
36.2%
in 2019
Lesotho
33.9%
in 2016
Belize rank
37th
Lesotho rank
40th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Belize
- Lesotho
How they compare
Belize currently reports 36.2% against 33.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 37th and Lesotho ranks 40th of 147 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.6% | 37.7% | 21.9% | Belize |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 40.7% | 2.4% | Belize |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 31.9% | 7.6% | Belize |
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, Belize or Lesotho?
- Belize, at 36.2% against 33.9% in Lesotho as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Belize and Lesotho?
- 2.3%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Lesotho?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Belize and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Belize ranks 37th 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.