Lesotho vs SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male
Lesotho
35.9%
in 2024
SDG: Central and Southern Asia
13.1%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
21st
SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male over time
- Lesotho
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 35.9% against 13.1% in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, a difference of 22.8%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.7 times SDG: Central and Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 21st and SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 22nd of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Central and Southern Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | SDG: Central and Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.6% | 23.6% | 1.0% | SDG: Central and Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 15.4% | 5.0% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 13.3% | 20.2% | 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, male, Lesotho or SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Lesotho, at 35.9% against 13.1% in SDG: Central and Southern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Lesotho and SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- 22.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Lesotho ranks 21st and SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 22nd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release