Lesotho vs North America: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female
Lesotho
29.4%
in 2016
North America
3.7%
in 2019
Lesotho rank
46th
North America rank
45th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time
- Lesotho
- North America
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 29.4% against 3.7% in North America, a difference of 25.7%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 7.9 times North America's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 46th and North America ranks 45th of 143 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.1% | 13.3% | 29.8% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 11.3% | 28.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 7.7% | 19.9% | 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, Lesotho or North America?
- Lesotho, at 29.4% against 3.7% in North America as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Lesotho and North America?
- 25.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and North America?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2016.
- How do Lesotho and North America rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Lesotho ranks 46th and North America ranks 45th of 143 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.