Lesotho vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Lesotho
58.4%
in 2024
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
30.4%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
24th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Lesotho
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 58.4% against 30.4% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 28.0%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.9 times WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Lesotho ranks 24th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 22nd of 184 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.5% | 42.7% | 0.1% | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 34.2% | 2.9% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 55.3% | 31.1% | 24.3% | 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, Lesotho or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Lesotho, at 58.4% against 30.4% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Lesotho and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 28.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 24th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 22nd of 184 countries.
- 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