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

Lesotho: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 31,063 number in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
31,063 number
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
64th
of 138 countries
All-time high
51,981 number
in 2000
All-time low
22,957 number
in 2011
Years of data
35
1973–2016

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Lesotho, 1973–2016

020.0k40.0k60.0k1973199420161973: 34.8k number1977: 42.1k number1978: 36.3k number1979: 37.0k number1980: 38.2k number1981: 36.0k number1982: 35.2k number1983: 35.6k number1984: 38.5k number1985: 37.8k number1986: 39.7k number1991: 46.3k number1992: 47.4k number1993: 50.7k number1994: 50.0k number1996: 48.8k number1998: 50.8k number1999: 46.5k number2000: 52.0k number2001: 45.6k number2002: 43.2k number2003: 37.8k number2004: 32.5k number2005: 29.6k number2006: 28.5k number2007: 31.1k number2008: 29.4k number2009: 28.7k number2010: 24.6k number2011: 23.0k number2012: 23.1k number2013: 24.5k number2014: 27.3k number2015: 29.2k number2016: 31.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2016, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Lesotho stood at 31,063 number.

The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Lesotho peaked at 51,981 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22,957 number, in 2011.

Lesotho ranks 64th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Lesotho, 1973 to 2016.
Year number Change
1973 34,789 number
1977 42,145 number +21.1%
1978 36,327 number -13.8%
1979 36,986 number +1.8%
1980 38,223 number +3.3%
1981 36,019 number -5.8%
1982 35,179 number -2.3%
1983 35,637 number +1.3%
1984 38,505 number +8.0%
1985 37,831 number -1.8%
1986 39,737 number +5.0%
1991 46,304 number +16.5%
1992 47,414 number +2.4%
1993 50,716 number +7.0%
1994 50,003 number -1.4%
1996 48,830 number -2.3%
1998 50,779 number +4.0%
1999 46,491 number -8.4%
2000 51,981 number +11.8%
2001 45,627 number -12.2%
2002 43,222 number -5.3%
2003 37,754 number -12.7%
2004 32,497 number -13.9%
2005 29,589 number -8.9%
2006 28,463 number -3.8%
2007 31,133 number +9.4%
2008 29,431 number -5.5%
2009 28,744 number -2.3%
2010 24,613 number -14.4%
2011 22,957 number -6.7%
2012 23,114 number +0.7%
2013 24,479 number +5.9%
2014 27,272 number +11.4%
2015 29,233 number +7.2%
2016 31,063 number +6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 37,562 number 34,789 number 42,145 number 4
1980s 37,304 number 35,179 number 39,737 number 7
1990s 48,648 number 46,304 number 50,779 number 7
2000s 35,844 number 28,463 number 51,981 number 10
2010s 26,104 number 22,957 number 31,063 number 7

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 61 Kyrgyzstan 34,241 number compare
  2. 62 Mongolia 31,538 number compare
  3. 63 Hungary 31,098 number compare
  4. 65 Switzerland 30,210 number compare
  5. 66 Bulgaria 29,419 number compare
  6. 67 Puerto Rico 28,783 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, male in Lesotho?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Lesotho was 31,063 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 51,981 number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 22,957 number in 2011.
How does Lesotho rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Lesotho ranks 64th out of 138 countries with data for 2016.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,212 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/