Guyana vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Guyana
30.8%
in 2025
Lesotho
32.2%
in 2025
Guyana rank
39th
Lesotho rank
36th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Guyana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 32.2% against 30.8% in Guyana, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 39th and Lesotho ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 15.0% | 7.7% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 13.9% | 3.3% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 25.9% | 2.4% | 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, Guyana or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 32.2% against 30.8% in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Guyana and Lesotho?
- 1.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Lesotho?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Guyana ranks 39th and Lesotho ranks 36th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release