Lesotho vs Paraguay: Children out of school, primary

Lesotho
124,175
in 2024
Paraguay
105,859
in 2024
Lesotho rank
55th
Paraguay rank
56th

Children out of school, primary over time

  • Lesotho
  • Paraguay
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019972024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 124,175 against 105,859 in Paraguay, a difference of 18,316.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 55th and Paraguay ranks 56th of 197 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Paraguay Difference Ahead
1970s 79,877 69,723 10,154 Lesotho
1980s 95,013 25,520 69,494 Lesotho
1990s 131,780 21,248 110,532 Lesotho
2000s 63,408 7,082 56,326 Lesotho
2010s 50,867 26,986 23,880 Lesotho
2020s 111,010 95,956 15,055 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Lesotho or Paraguay?
Lesotho, at 124,175 against 105,859 in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Lesotho and Paraguay?
18,316, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Paraguay?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Paraguay rank globally for children out of school, primary?
Lesotho ranks 55th and Paraguay ranks 56th 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

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

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