Lesotho vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Lesotho
4.1%
in 2023
Paraguay
5.2%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
17th
Paraguay rank
15th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Lesotho
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 5.2% against 4.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.3 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 17th and Paraguay ranks 15th of 28 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 9.7% | 3.2% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 6.6% | 2.5% | Paraguay |
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, Lesotho or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 5.2% against 4.1% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Lesotho and Paraguay?
- 1.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Paraguay?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Lesotho ranks 17th and Paraguay ranks 15th of 28 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). 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