Lesotho vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Lesotho
32.3%
in 2024
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
11.6%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
26th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
25th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Lesotho
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 32.3% against 11.6% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 20.7%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.8 times WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 26th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 25th of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 19.1% | 0.6% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 13.3% | 3.0% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 12.2% | 17.5% | 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 WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Lesotho, at 32.3% against 11.6% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Lesotho and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 20.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Lesotho ranks 26th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 25th 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