Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
6.6%
in 2019
Lesotho
17.4%
in 2016
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Lesotho rank
34th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 17.4% against 6.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 10.8%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Lesotho ranks 34th of 45 groups.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.6% | 28.4% | 17.8% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 27.3% | 16.3% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 15.9% | 8.1% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 10.9% | 4.7% | 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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 17.4% against 6.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
- 10.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2016.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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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About this data
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.