Laos vs Lesotho: Adolescents out of school, male
Laos
36.6%
in 2025
Lesotho
35.9%
in 2024
Laos rank
20th
Lesotho rank
21st
Adolescents out of school, male over time
- Laos
- Lesotho
How they compare
Laos currently reports 36.6% against 35.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Lesotho ahead.
Laos ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 21st of 160 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.1% | 33.9% | 9.8% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 22.6% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 20.4% | 2.9% | Laos |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 33.5% | 0.2% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adolescents out of school, male, Laos or Lesotho?
- Laos, at 36.6% against 35.9% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in adolescents out of school, male between Laos and Lesotho?
- 0.7%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Lesotho?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Lesotho rank globally for adolescents out of school, male?
- Laos ranks 20th 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
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.