Lesotho vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Lesotho
21.5%
in 2016
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
9.8%
in 2019
Lesotho rank
27th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
27th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1020304050197319962019

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 21.5% against 9.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 11.7%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'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 (IDA & IBRD) ranks 27th 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 (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 35.6% 18.1% 17.5% 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
Lesotho, at 21.5% against 9.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
11.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD) ranks 27th 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

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.