GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
11.9%
in 2025
Lesotho
32.3%
in 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank
24th
Lesotho rank
26th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 32.3% against 11.9% in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, a difference of 20.4%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.7 times GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 24th and Lesotho ranks 26th of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 18.4% | 1.2% | GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 16.3% | 5.9% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 29.7% | 19.2% | Lesotho |
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, GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 32.3% against 11.9% in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and Lesotho?
- 20.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and Lesotho?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 24th and Lesotho ranks 26th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower 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
February 2026 Data Release