Lesotho vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Lesotho
28.7%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
5.3%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
30th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
31st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Lesotho
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 28.7% against 5.3% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 23.4%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 5.4 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 30th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 31st of 162 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 9.7% | 4.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 6.0% | 6.4% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 5.5% | 20.4% | 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, Lesotho or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Lesotho, at 28.7% against 5.3% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Lesotho and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 23.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Lesotho ranks 30th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 31st of 162 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 (%). 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