Lesotho - Adolescents out of school

Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age)

Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age) in Lesotho was 11.46 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 26.71 in 1977, while its lowest value was 2.14 in 2011.

Definition: Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1972 23.59
1973 15.90
1977 26.71
1978 8.14
1979 10.32
1980 12.37
1981 12.00
1982 11.73
1983 8.47
1984 16.95
1985 13.14
1986 16.76
1991 15.04
1992 15.56
1993 19.29
1994 18.91
1996 19.15
1998 22.91
1999 18.66
2000 22.45
2001 19.37
2002 17.11
2003 11.27
2004 9.86
2005 6.34
2006 5.44
2007 8.66
2008 7.92
2009 5.15
2010 3.53
2011 2.14
2012 3.77
2013 3.51
2014 7.11
2015 10.93
2016 13.25
2018 11.46

Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age)

Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age) in Lesotho was 17.61 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 52.25 in 1977, while its lowest value was 12.18 in 2011.

Definition: Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 46.10
1977 52.25
1978 42.51
1979 42.24
1980 45.19
1981 41.34
1982 39.19
1983 36.04
1984 40.43
1985 36.84
1986 40.35
1991 38.40
1992 37.44
1993 38.58
1994 36.27
1996 34.48
1998 35.31
1999 33.26
2000 33.46
2001 27.93
2002 25.52
2003 21.08
2004 19.00
2005 14.64
2006 14.67
2007 17.52
2008 15.54
2009 15.36
2010 12.86
2011 12.18
2012 12.67
2013 13.90
2014 16.67
2015 19.20
2016 21.49
2018 17.61

Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age)

Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age) in Lesotho was 14.53 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 39.34 in 1977, while its lowest value was 7.16 in 2011.

Definition: Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 35.88
1973 30.77
1977 39.34
1978 25.16
1979 26.15
1980 28.65
1981 26.52
1982 25.31
1983 22.11
1984 28.58
1985 24.89
1986 28.41
1991 26.62
1992 26.44
1993 28.92
1994 27.58
1996 26.78
1998 29.07
1999 25.91
2000 27.92
2001 23.63
2002 21.31
2003 16.17
2004 14.44
2005 10.49
2006 10.06
2007 13.09
2008 11.73
2009 10.25
2010 8.19
2011 7.16
2012 8.23
2013 8.72
2014 11.90
2015 15.08
2016 17.37
2018 14.53

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation