Lesotho vs OECD members: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Lesotho
17.4%
in 2016
OECD members
3.5%
in 2019
Lesotho rank
34th
OECD members rank
37th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Lesotho
- OECD members
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 17.4% against 3.5% in OECD members, a difference of 13.9%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 4.9 times OECD members's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 34th and OECD members ranks 37th of 150 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.4% | 8.9% | 19.5% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 8.7% | 18.7% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 4.5% | 11.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 3.3% | 7.7% | 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, Lesotho or OECD members?
- Lesotho, at 17.4% against 3.5% in OECD members as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Lesotho and OECD members?
- 13.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and OECD members?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2016.
- How do Lesotho and OECD members rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Lesotho ranks 34th and OECD members 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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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.