Lesotho vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

Lesotho
32.6%
in 2024
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
11.3%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
15th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
18th

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

  • Lesotho
  • WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 32.6% against 11.3% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 21.3%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.9 times WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s.

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

Lesotho ranks 15th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 18th 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 20.5% 22.2% 1.7% WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 18.0% 14.1% 3.9% Lesotho
2020s 29.9% 11.7% 18.2% 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, male, Lesotho or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
Lesotho, at 32.6% 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, male between Lesotho and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
21.3%, 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, male?
Lesotho ranks 15th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 18th 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
219 places, 4,580 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release