Laos vs Lesotho: Children out of school, primary
Laos
82,273
in 2025
Lesotho
124,175
in 2024
Laos rank
58th
Lesotho rank
55th
Children out of school, primary over time
- Laos
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 124,175 against 82,273 in Laos, a difference of 41,902.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.5 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 58th and Lesotho ranks 55th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 197,061 | 93,594 | 103,467 | Laos |
| 1990s | 227,507 | 138,821 | 88,686 | Laos |
| 2000s | 163,293 | 63,408 | 99,885 | Laos |
| 2010s | 46,975 | 56,930 | 9,955 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 66,766 | 111,010 | 44,245 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children out of school, primary, Laos or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 124,175 against 82,273 in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Laos and Lesotho?
- 41,902, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Lesotho?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Lesotho rank globally for children out of school, primary?
- Laos ranks 58th and Lesotho ranks 55th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.