How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Lesotho?

16 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2014.

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.

Indonesia vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Indonesia

16.3%

in 2018

Lesotho

17.4%

in 2016

Indonesia rank

36th

Lesotho rank

34th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

Indonesia
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 17.4% against 16.3% in Indonesia, a difference of 1.1%.

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

Across all 16 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 36th and Lesotho ranks 34th of 150 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	55.6%	32.2%	23.4%	Indonesia
2000s	23.2%	14.6%	8.6%	Indonesia
2010s	14.8%	8.8%	6.0%	Indonesia

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, Indonesia or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 17.4% against 16.3% in Indonesia as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Indonesia and Lesotho?: 1.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Lesotho?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2014.
How do Indonesia and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Indonesia ranks 36th and Lesotho ranks 34th of 150 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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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.