Lesotho vs Post-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Lesotho
13.2%
in 2016
Post-demographic dividend
2.4%
in 2019
Lesotho rank
40th
Post-demographic dividend rank
42nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Lesotho
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 13.2% against 2.4% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 10.8%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 5.5 times Post-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 40th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 42nd of 134 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.8% | 6.0% | 10.8% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 4.9% | 13.6% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 3.0% | 8.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- Lesotho, at 13.2% against 2.4% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Lesotho and Post-demographic dividend?
- 10.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Post-demographic dividend?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2016.
- How do Lesotho and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Lesotho ranks 40th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 42nd 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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About this data
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.