What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?

1,957 girls, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?

11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Lesotho: Girls and boys who are out of school

Equatorial Guinea

62,954 girls

in 2015

Lesotho

60,997 girls

in 2024

Equatorial Guinea rank

53rd

Lesotho rank

55th

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Equatorial Guinea
Lesotho

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 62,954 girls against 60,997 girls in Lesotho, a difference of 1,957 girls.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Lesotho ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 53rd and Lesotho ranks 55th of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14,983 girls	55,268 girls	40,285 girls	Lesotho
2000s	31,131 girls	30,543 girls	587.67 girls	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	51,718 girls	23,410 girls	28,308 girls	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Equatorial Guinea or Lesotho?: Equatorial Guinea, at 62,954 girls against 60,997 girls in Lesotho as of 2015.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?: 1,957 girls, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2015.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 53rd and Lesotho ranks 55th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Girls and boys who are out of school
Unit: girls
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 3,583 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.