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

23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

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

Lesotho vs United Kingdom: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Lesotho

229,618

in 2024

United Kingdom

203,417

in 2023

Lesotho rank

63rd

United Kingdom rank

65th

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

Lesotho
United Kingdom

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 229,618 against 203,417 in United Kingdom, a difference of 26,201.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Lesotho ranks 63rd and United Kingdom ranks 65th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	134,779	276,799	142,020	United Kingdom
2010s	113,295	211,791	98,496	United Kingdom
2020s	201,815	181,702	20,112	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Lesotho or United Kingdom?: Lesotho, at 229,618 against 203,417 in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Lesotho and United Kingdom?: 26,201, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United Kingdom?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and United Kingdom rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Lesotho ranks 63rd and United Kingdom ranks 65th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lesotho vs United Kingdom: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-children-adolescents-and-youth-of-primary-and-secondary-school-age-both-2/lesotho/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-children-adolescents-and-youth-of-primary-and-secondary-school-age-both-2/lesotho/united-kingdom/">Lesotho vs United Kingdom: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 178 places, 2,946 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release