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

20 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

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

France vs Lesotho: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

France

14,056 number

in 2018

Lesotho

14,370 number

in 2016

France rank

59th

Lesotho rank

57th

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

France
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 14,370 number against 14,056 number in France, a difference of 314 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1986 it was France ahead.

France ranks 59th and Lesotho ranks 57th of 134 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1980s	71,421 number	22,910 number	48,511 number	France
1990s	46,036 number	26,320 number	19,716 number	France
2000s	58,324 number	15,361 number	42,964 number	France
2010s	32,606 number	10,275 number	22,330 number	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male, France or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 14,370 number against 14,056 number in France as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between France and Lesotho?: 314 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Lesotho?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2016.
How do France and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: France ranks 59th and Lesotho ranks 57th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 3,016 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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