Lesotho vs Liberia: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Lesotho
34.4%
in 2024
Liberia
40.8%
in 2022
Lesotho rank
15th
Liberia rank
12th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Lesotho
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 40.8% against 34.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 15th and Liberia ranks 12th of 171 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.1% | 26.1% | 9.0% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 38.0% | 8.1% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Lesotho or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 40.8% against 34.4% in Lesotho as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Lesotho and Liberia?
- 6.4%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Lesotho ranks 15th and Liberia ranks 12th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). 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