Lesotho vs OECD members: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Lesotho
13.2%
in 2016
OECD members
3.4%
in 2019
Lesotho rank
40th
OECD members rank
38th

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

  • Lesotho
  • OECD members
0510152025197219952019

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 13.2% against 3.4% in OECD members, a difference of 9.8%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 3.8 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 40th and OECD members ranks 38th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 18.5% 9.9% 8.6% Lesotho
2000s 11.4% 4.8% 6.6% Lesotho
2010s 6.3% 3.2% 3.1% 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 13.2% against 3.4% 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?
9.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and OECD members?
24 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and OECD members rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Lesotho ranks 40th and OECD members ranks 38th of 134 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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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.