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
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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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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.