Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 29.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lesotho, 1972–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 29.4% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lesotho peaked at 76.3% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2012.
Lesotho ranks 46th of 143 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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 76.3% | — |
| 1973 | 69.7% | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 71.6% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 54.7% | -23.7% |
| 1979 | 52.4% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 45.3% | -13.5% |
| 1981 | 39.4% | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 40.4% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 44.1% | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 40.6% | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 41.3% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 39.0% | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 42.3% | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 47.2% | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 49.7% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 45.9% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 43.1% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 37.4% | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 35.1% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 50.9% | +45.2% |
| 2001 | 49.7% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 47.8% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 34.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.9% | 52.4% | 76.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 39.0% | 45.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 43.0% | 35.1% | 49.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 32.3% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 25.8% | 29.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lesotho?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lesotho was 29.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 1972.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2012.
- How does Lesotho rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Lesotho ranks 46th out of 143 countries with data for 2016.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.