How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Lesotho?

19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.

Euro area vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female

Euro area

6.2%

in 2019

Lesotho

29.4%

in 2016

Euro area rank

44th

Lesotho rank

46th

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

Euro area
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 29.4% against 6.2% in Euro area, a difference of 23.2%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 4.7 times Euro area's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 44th and Lesotho ranks 46th of 45 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.4%	36.3%	22.9%	Lesotho
2000s	9.0%	40.0%	31.0%	Lesotho
2010s	7.1%	27.6%	20.5%	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, female, Euro area or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 29.4% against 6.2% in Euro area as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Euro area and Lesotho?: 23.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Lesotho?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Euro area and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?: Euro area ranks 44th and Lesotho ranks 46th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.