Lesotho vs SDG: Western Asia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Lesotho
32.3%
in 2024
SDG: Western Asia
12.9%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
26th
SDG: Western Asia rank
23rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Lesotho
- SDG: Western Asia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 32.3% against 12.9% in SDG: Western Asia, a difference of 19.4%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.5 times SDG: Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 26th and SDG: Western Asia ranks 23rd of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Western Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | SDG: Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 20.9% | 2.5% | SDG: Western Asia |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 17.4% | 1.0% | SDG: Western Asia |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 14.8% | 14.9% | 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, Lesotho or SDG: Western Asia?
- Lesotho, at 32.3% against 12.9% in SDG: Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Lesotho and SDG: Western Asia?
- 19.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and SDG: Western Asia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and SDG: Western Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Lesotho ranks 26th and SDG: Western Asia ranks 23rd of 183 countries.
- 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