Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Lesotho

Lesotho: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 21,468 number in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
21,468 number
Change on year
up 13.9%
World rank
69th
of 138 countries
All-time high
44,735 number
in 2000
All-time low
13,058 number
in 2011
Years of data
36
1972–2016

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Lesotho, 1972–2016

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1972199420161972: 28.1k number1973: 24.0k number1977: 31.6k number1978: 19.2k number1979: 20.0k number1980: 19.5k number1981: 18.0k number1982: 18.7k number1983: 18.7k number1984: 22.8k number1985: 21.6k number1986: 23.6k number1991: 27.7k number1992: 30.8k number1993: 35.3k number1994: 34.3k number1996: 35.3k number1998: 37.2k number1999: 33.2k number2000: 44.7k number2001: 41.3k number2002: 38.0k number2003: 30.9k number2004: 25.8k number2005: 22.0k number2006: 20.3k number2007: 22.9k number2008: 21.2k number2009: 18.3k number2010: 14.6k number2011: 13.1k number2012: 13.6k number2013: 14.6k number2014: 16.8k number2015: 18.8k number2016: 21.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2016, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Lesotho stood at 21,468 number.

The figure is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Lesotho peaked at 44,735 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13,058 number, in 2011.

Lesotho ranks 69th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Lesotho, 1972 to 2016.
Year number Change
1972 28,126 number
1973 24,027 number -14.6%
1977 31,636 number +31.7%
1978 19,172 number -39.4%
1979 20,022 number +4.4%
1980 19,463 number -2.8%
1981 18,007 number -7.5%
1982 18,689 number +3.8%
1983 18,733 number +0.2%
1984 22,780 number +21.6%
1985 21,612 number -5.1%
1986 23,615 number +9.3%
1991 27,657 number +17.1%
1992 30,773 number +11.3%
1993 35,292 number +14.7%
1994 34,317 number -2.8%
1996 35,260 number +2.7%
1998 37,245 number +5.6%
1999 33,190 number -10.9%
2000 44,735 number +34.8%
2001 41,328 number -7.6%
2002 38,031 number -8.0%
2003 30,927 number -18.7%
2004 25,789 number -16.6%
2005 22,013 number -14.6%
2006 20,323 number -7.7%
2007 22,922 number +12.8%
2008 21,229 number -7.4%
2009 18,333 number -13.6%
2010 14,590 number -20.4%
2011 13,058 number -10.5%
2012 13,631 number +4.4%
2013 14,636 number +7.4%
2014 16,842 number +15.1%
2015 18,842 number +11.9%
2016 21,468 number +13.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 24,597 number 19,172 number 31,636 number 5
1980s 20,414 number 18,007 number 23,615 number 7
1990s 33,391 number 27,657 number 37,245 number 7
2000s 28,563 number 18,333 number 44,735 number 10
2010s 16,152 number 13,058 number 21,468 number 7

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 66 Hungary 28,413 number compare
  2. 67 Republic of Moldova 27,284 number compare
  3. 68 Jamaica 22,209 number compare
  4. 70 Namibia 20,721 number compare
  5. 71 United Arab Emirates 18,949 number compare
  6. 72 Puerto Rico 17,959 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Lesotho?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Lesotho was 21,468 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 44,735 number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 13,058 number in 2011.
How does Lesotho rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Lesotho ranks 69th out of 138 countries with data for 2016.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/