How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lesotho?

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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

12.4%

in 2019

Lesotho

38.4%

in 2016

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

37th

Lesotho rank

35th

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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 38.4% against 12.4% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 26.0%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 3.1 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th and Lesotho ranks 35th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26.9%	43.7%	16.8%	Lesotho
2000s	22.9%	41.8%	18.9%	Lesotho
2010s	15.1%	36.1%	21.0%	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, male, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 38.4% against 12.4% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lesotho?: 26.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lesotho?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th and Lesotho ranks 35th 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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