Lesotho vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male over time
- Lesotho
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 21.5% against 9.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 11.8%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 134 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.6% | 18.2% | 17.4% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 14.1% | 6.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 12.8% | 2.8% | 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, male, Lesotho or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Lesotho, at 21.5% against 9.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 11.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
- How do Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Lesotho ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.