Lesotho vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Lesotho
38.4%
in 2016
Upper middle income
21.6%
in 2019
Lesotho rank
35th
Upper middle income rank
34th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Upper middle income
20406080197319962019

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 38.4% against 21.6% in Upper middle income, a difference of 16.8%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.8 times Upper middle income's.

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

Lesotho ranks 35th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 43.7% 33.6% 10.1% Lesotho
2000s 41.8% 31.8% 9.9% Lesotho
2010s 36.1% 23.2% 12.9% 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, male, Lesotho or Upper middle income?
Lesotho, at 38.4% against 21.6% in Upper middle income as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Lesotho and Upper middle income?
16.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Upper middle income?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Lesotho ranks 35th and Upper middle income ranks 34th 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.