Lesotho vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female
Lesotho
31.8%
in 2024
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
11.3%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
18th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
17th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time
- Lesotho
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 31.8% against 11.3% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 20.5%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.8 times WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Lesotho ranks 18th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 17th of 180 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 23.9% | 7.8% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.6% | 0.6% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 11.8% | 17.0% | 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, female, Lesotho or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Lesotho, at 31.8% against 11.3% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Lesotho and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 20.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Lesotho ranks 18th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 17th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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