How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Lesotho?

19 years are reported by both, from 1998 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, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Europe & Central Asia

2.8%

in 2019

Lesotho

13.2%

in 2016

Europe & Central Asia rank

40th

Lesotho rank

40th

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

Europe & Central Asia
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 13.2% against 2.8% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 10.4%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 4.8 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lesotho ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th 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	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.9%	20.8%	13.9%	Lesotho
2000s	4.0%	11.4%	7.4%	Lesotho
2010s	3.8%	6.3%	2.6%	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 or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 13.2% against 2.8% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Europe & Central Asia and Lesotho?: 10.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Lesotho?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th 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: 18 September 2026

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.