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

17 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

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

Lesotho

17.4%

in 2016

Republic of Moldova

15.5%

in 2019

Lesotho rank

34th

Republic of Moldova rank

37th

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

Lesotho
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 17.4% against 15.5% in Republic of Moldova, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Moldova's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 34th and Republic of Moldova ranks 37th of 150 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Moldova in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.9%	7.2%	8.7%	Lesotho
2010s	10.9%	13.9%	2.9%	Republic of Moldova

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 Republic of Moldova?: Lesotho, at 17.4% against 15.5% in Republic of Moldova as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Lesotho and Republic of Moldova?: 1.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Republic of Moldova?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Republic of Moldova rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Lesotho ranks 34th and Republic of Moldova ranks 37th 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.