Burundi vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Burundi
29.9%
in 2025
Lesotho
32.2%
in 2024
Burundi rank
20th
Lesotho rank
17th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Burundi
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 32.2% against 29.9% in Burundi, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 17th of 181 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.1% | 30.9% | 46.2% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 60.1% | 32.7% | 27.4% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 14.9% | 3.0% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 16.5% | 1.7% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.7% | 0.2% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Burundi or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 32.2% against 29.9% in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Burundi and Lesotho?
- 2.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Lesotho?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Burundi and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Burundi ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 17th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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