How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lesotho?

13 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Lesotho: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female

Jamaica

11,715 number

in 2019

Lesotho

8,845 number

in 2016

Jamaica rank

65th

Lesotho rank

68th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female over time

Jamaica
Lesotho

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 11,715 number against 8,845 number in Lesotho, a difference of 2,870 number.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Lesotho ahead.

Jamaica ranks 65th and Lesotho ranks 68th of 134 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,941 number	11,825 number	9,884 number	Lesotho
1980s	676 number	9,244 number	8,568 number	Lesotho
1990s	5,309 number	14,995 number	9,686 number	Lesotho
2000s	7,082 number	11,253 number	4,171 number	Lesotho
2010s	12,588 number	5,764 number	6,825 number	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female, Jamaica or Lesotho?: Jamaica, at 11,715 number against 8,845 number in Lesotho as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female between Jamaica and Lesotho?: 2,870 number, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lesotho?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
How do Jamaica and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?: Jamaica ranks 65th and Lesotho ranks 68th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 3,028 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.