Lesotho vs Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Lesotho
0.8407 modelled data
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.85 modelled data
in 2025
Lesotho rank
133rd
Zimbabwe rank
131st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Lesotho
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.85 modelled data against 0.8407 modelled data in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0093 modelled data.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 133rd and Zimbabwe ranks 131st of 205 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6621 modelled data | 0.9919 modelled data | 0.3297 modelled data | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.6112 modelled data | 0.9246 modelled data | 0.3134 modelled data | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.779 modelled data | 0.8485 modelled data | 0.0695 modelled data | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Lesotho or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.85 modelled data against 0.8407 modelled data in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0093 modelled data, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Lesotho ranks 133rd and Zimbabwe ranks 131st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release