GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
10.3%
in 2025
Lesotho
32.2%
in 2024
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank
19th
Lesotho rank
16th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 32.2% against 10.3% in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 21.9%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 3.1 times GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.

GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 19th and Lesotho ranks 16th of 39 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 15.8% 18.3% 2.5% Lesotho
2010s 12.0% 16.6% 4.6% Lesotho
2020s 10.2% 29.4% 19.2% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 32.2% against 10.3% in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 and Lesotho?
21.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 and Lesotho?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 19th and Lesotho ranks 16th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
242 places, 5,671 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release