How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Lesotho?

33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.

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.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Lesotho: Children out of school, primary

Lao People's Democratic Republic

82,273

in 2025

Lesotho

124,175

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

58th

Lesotho rank

55th

Children out of school, primary over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 124,175 against 82,273 in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 41,902.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.5 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 58th and Lesotho ranks 55th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1980s	197,061	93,594	103,467	Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s	227,507	138,821	88,686	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	163,293	63,408	99,885	Lao People's Democratic Republic
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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 124,175 against 82,273 in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Lesotho?: 41,902, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Lesotho?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Lesotho rank globally for children out of school, primary?: Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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Indicator: Children out of school, primary
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.