Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
3.3%
in 2019
Lesotho
13.2%
in 2016
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
39th
Lesotho rank
40th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Lesotho
0510152025197219952019

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 13.2% against 3.3% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 9.9%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 4.0 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lesotho ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Lesotho ranks 40th of 45 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 9.8% 20.8% 11.0% Lesotho
2000s 5.6% 11.4% 5.8% Lesotho
2010s 4.8% 6.3% 1.5% 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, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 13.2% against 3.3% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
9.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Lesotho ranks 40th 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, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.