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

17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.

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.

Lesotho vs Republic of Moldova: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Lesotho

33.9%

in 2016

Republic of Moldova

35.3%

in 2019

Lesotho rank

40th

Republic of Moldova rank

39th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

Lesotho
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 35.3% against 33.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Republic of Moldova ahead.

Lesotho ranks 40th and Republic of Moldova ranks 39th of 147 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Moldova in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
2000s	40.9%	38.8%	2.1%	Lesotho
2010s	31.9%	36.3%	4.5%	Republic of Moldova

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, Lesotho or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 35.3% 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 Lesotho and Republic of Moldova?: 1.4%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Republic of Moldova?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Republic of Moldova rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Lesotho ranks 40th and Republic of Moldova ranks 39th 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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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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.