Lesotho | Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school. Limitations and exceptions: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate. Lastly, the international comparability of this indicator can be affected by the use of different concepts of enrolment and out-of-school children across countries. Statistical concept and methodology: The rate of out-of-school children allows to compare across countries with different population sizes. It shows the share of official primary-school-age children who never attended school or dropped out to the population of official primary school age. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Kingdom of Lesotho
Records
63
Source
Lesotho | Children out of school (% of primary school age)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 40.28081894
1971 44.35037994
1972 43.61421967
1973 42.87464905
1974 34.5647583
1975
1976 32.8613205
1977 31.20302963
1978 37.93502045
1979 36.80838013
1980 36.89527893
1981 36.98036957
1982 33.33618164
1983 34.57434082
1984 34.54748154
1985 33.23633957
1986 33.73384094
1987 31.58938026
1988 30.60592079
1989 31.28877068
1990 32.33309937
1991 31.03820992
1992 30.92303085
1993 33.37131119
1994 32.76152039
1995 34.36370087
1996 34.35235977
1997
1998 41.22803879
1999 43.97122955
2000 23.1685791
2001 21.43951988
2002 19.26269913
2003 17.47026062
2004 18.37899017
2005 17.5373497
2006 15.80385971
2007 17.94161034
2008 16.62682915
2009 16.74085045
2010 15.48857975
2011 14.57581043
2012 13.7594099
2013 12.79994011
2014 13.61758995
2015 13.80502987
2016 13.0269804
2017 11.25069046
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Lesotho | Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school. Limitations and exceptions: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate. Lastly, the international comparability of this indicator can be affected by the use of different concepts of enrolment and out-of-school children across countries. Statistical concept and methodology: The rate of out-of-school children allows to compare across countries with different population sizes. It shows the share of official primary-school-age children who never attended school or dropped out to the population of official primary school age. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Kingdom of Lesotho
Records
63
Source