Late-demographic dividend vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Late-demographic dividend
5.3%
in 2019
Lesotho
17.4%
in 2016
Late-demographic dividend rank
35th
Lesotho rank
34th

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

  • Late-demographic dividend
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 17.4% against 5.3% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 12.1%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 3.3 times Late-demographic dividend's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 35th and Lesotho ranks 34th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Late-demographic dividend Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 14.7% 27.5% 12.8% Lesotho
2000s 10.2% 15.9% 5.7% Lesotho
2010s 6.3% 10.9% 4.6% 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, Late-demographic dividend or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 17.4% against 5.3% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Late-demographic dividend and Lesotho?
12.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Lesotho?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Late-demographic dividend and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 35th and Lesotho ranks 34th of 45 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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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

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.