How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lesotho?

25 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2016.

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.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

6.6%

in 2019

Lesotho

17.4%

in 2016

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

34th

Lesotho rank

34th

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 17.4% against 6.6% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 10.8%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.6 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1980s	10.7%	28.4%	17.7%	Lesotho
1990s	11.1%	27.3%	16.2%	Lesotho
2000s	7.9%	15.9%	8.0%	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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 17.4% against 6.6% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lesotho?: 10.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lesotho?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2016.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th 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: 18 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.