Burundi vs Lesotho: Adolescents out of school, male

Burundi
39.2%
in 2025
Lesotho
35.9%
in 2024
Burundi rank
19th
Lesotho rank
21st

Adolescents out of school, male over time

  • Burundi
  • Lesotho
20406080197319992025

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 39.2% against 35.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 3.3%.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 19th and Lesotho ranks 21st of 160 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 82.2% 38.0% 44.2% Burundi
1990s 66.1% 35.7% 30.4% Burundi
2000s 28.3% 17.3% 11.0% Burundi
2010s 32.5% 20.4% 12.2% Burundi
2020s 38.4% 29.4% 9.0% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adolescents out of school, male, Burundi or Lesotho?
Burundi, at 39.2% against 35.9% in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in adolescents out of school, male between Burundi and Lesotho?
3.3%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Lesotho?
19 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Lesotho rank globally for adolescents out of school, male?
Burundi ranks 19th and Lesotho ranks 21st of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age)
Unit
% of male lower secondary school age
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
165 places, 2,621 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.