High income vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
High income
7.3%
in 2019
Lesotho
33.9%
in 2016
High income rank
41st
Lesotho rank
40th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- High income
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 33.9% against 7.3% in High income, a difference of 26.6%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 4.7 times High income's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 41st and Lesotho ranks 40th of 45 groups.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3% | 45.4% | 27.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 40.9% | 27.0% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 31.9% | 22.1% | 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, High income or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 33.9% against 7.3% in High income as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between High income and Lesotho?
- 26.6%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Lesotho?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
- How do High income and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- High income ranks 41st and Lesotho ranks 40th of 45 groups.
- 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.