What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Lesotho and Republic of Moldova?

3,349 number, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Republic of Moldova?

17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Republic of Moldova: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Lesotho

29,316 number

in 2016

Republic of Moldova

25,967 number

in 2019

Lesotho rank

75th

Republic of Moldova rank

78th

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

Lesotho
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 29,316 number against 25,967 number in Republic of Moldova, a difference of 3,349 number.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Moldova's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Republic of Moldova ahead.

Lesotho ranks 75th and Republic of Moldova ranks 78th of 147 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
2000s	40,403 number	54,587 number	14,184 number	Republic of Moldova
2010s	27,805 number	34,973 number	7,168 number	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Lesotho or Republic of Moldova?: Lesotho, at 29,316 number against 25,967 number in Republic of Moldova as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Lesotho and Republic of Moldova?: 3,349 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Republic of Moldova?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Republic of Moldova rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Lesotho ranks 75th and Republic of Moldova ranks 78th of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.