Lesotho vs Namibia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Lesotho
38.4%
in 2016
Namibia
36.3%
in 2007
Lesotho rank
35th
Namibia rank
38th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Namibia
20406080197319942016

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 38.4% against 36.3% in Namibia, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 38th of 142 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 46.7% 31.8% 14.9% Lesotho
2000s 42.2% 38.1% 4.1% 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, male, Lesotho or Namibia?
Lesotho, at 38.4% against 36.3% in Namibia as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Lesotho and Namibia?
2.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Namibia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2007.
How do Lesotho and Namibia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Lesotho ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 38th of 142 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, 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

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.