Lesotho vs Liberia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Lesotho
42.4%
in 2024
Liberia
45.3%
in 2022
Lesotho rank
24th
Liberia rank
21st

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 45.3% against 42.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.9%.

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

Across all 6 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 24th and Liberia ranks 21st of 179 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Liberia Difference Ahead
2010s 24.9% 30.8% 5.8% Liberia
2020s 37.9% 43.0% 5.0% Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Lesotho or Liberia?
Liberia, at 45.3% against 42.4% in Lesotho as of 2022.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Lesotho and Liberia?
2.9%, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Lesotho ranks 24th and Liberia ranks 21st of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release