Kuwait vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Kuwait
2.7%
in 2016
Lesotho
2.4%
in 2017
Kuwait rank
89th
Lesotho rank
90th

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

  • Kuwait
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 2.7% against 2.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lesotho ahead.

Kuwait ranks 89th and Lesotho ranks 90th of 188 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 27.8% 40.2% 12.5% Lesotho
1980s 15.0% 36.3% 21.2% Lesotho
1990s 21.2% 38.6% 17.4% Lesotho
2000s 5.9% 18.7% 12.8% Lesotho
2010s 1.3% 9.0% 7.7% 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, Kuwait or Lesotho?
Kuwait, at 2.7% against 2.4% in Lesotho as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Kuwait and Lesotho?
0.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lesotho?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Kuwait and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Kuwait ranks 89th and Lesotho ranks 90th of 188 countries.
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 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/