East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
10.2%
in 2019
Lesotho
21.5%
in 2016
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
24th
Lesotho rank
27th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Lesotho
1020304050197319962019

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 21.5% against 10.2% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 11.3%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.1 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Lesotho ranks 27th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 23.0% 34.3% 11.3% Lesotho
2000s 15.2% 20.5% 5.2% Lesotho
2010s 9.9% 15.6% 5.7% 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, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 21.5% against 10.2% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
11.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Lesotho ranks 27th 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.