Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lesotho
Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 10.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lesotho, 1973–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 10.8% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lesotho peaked at 52.6% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2016.
Lesotho ranks 38th of 148 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 52.6% | — |
| 1977 | 48.7% | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 49.9% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 49.3% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 49.5% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 47.8% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 44.3% | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 43.6% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 44.1% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 41.4% | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 42.1% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 39.9% | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 39.4% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 41.1% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 39.4% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 39.0% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 43.3% | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 44.2% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 29.7% | -32.8% |
| 2001 | 26.7% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.1% | 48.7% | 52.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 44.7% | 41.4% | 49.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 40.9% | 39.0% | 44.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 14.8% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.8% | 12.2% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lesotho?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lesotho was 10.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 1973.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Lesotho ranks 38th out of 148 countries with data for 2016.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/