Lesotho vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male
Lesotho
21.5%
in 2016
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
8.7%
in 2019
Lesotho rank
27th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
30th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male over time
- Lesotho
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 21.5% against 8.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 12.8%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th 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 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.6% | 17.5% | 18.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 13.6% | 6.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 11.7% | 3.9% | 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?
- Lesotho, at 21.5% against 8.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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?
- 12.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
- How do Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 ranks 30th 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.