GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
24.7%
in 2025
Lesotho
58.4%
in 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
26th
Lesotho rank
24th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 58.4% against 24.7% in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 33.7%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.4 times GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 26th and Lesotho ranks 24th of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.4% | 42.5% | 2.9% | GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 37.1% | 2.0% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 55.3% | 26.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 58.4% against 24.7% in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Lesotho?
- 33.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Lesotho?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 26th and Lesotho ranks 24th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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