Lesotho vs Samoa: Children not in school

Lesotho
69.49
in 2020
Samoa
70.19
in 2024
Lesotho rank
15th
Samoa rank
14th

Children not in school over time

  • Lesotho
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 70.19 against 69.49 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.7.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Samoa ahead.

Lesotho ranks 15th and Samoa ranks 14th of 179 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Samoa Difference Ahead
2010s 64.95 70.26 5.32 Samoa
2020s 69.49 73.89 4.4 Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children not in school, Lesotho or Samoa?
Samoa, at 70.19 against 69.49 in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in children not in school between Lesotho and Samoa?
0.7, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Samoa?
7 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2020.
How do Lesotho and Samoa rank globally for children not in school?
Lesotho ranks 15th and Samoa ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children not in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children not in school
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,923 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed